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Chair (Rocking chair)
Unidentified
1790-1820
Category
Furniture
Creator/Artist/Maker
Unidentified (Furniture maker)
Place of Origin
Pennsylvania; Mid-Atlantic; United States; North America
Materials
- Maple, soft
- Hickory
- Oak
- Rush
Museum Object Number
1970.0198
Credit Line/Donor
Museum purchase with funds provided by the Henry Francis du Pont Fund for Collections Objects
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Object Number
1970.0198
Object Name
Chair (Rocking chair)
Category
Furniture
Creator (Role)
Unidentified (Furniture maker)
Place of Origin
Pennsylvania; Mid-Atlantic; United States; North America
Origin Notes
Recovered in Bucks County with a history of ownership in that area. Delaware Valley
Date
1790-1820
Materials
- Maple, soft
- Hickory
- Oak
- Rush
Construction Description
The central cusp of the front seat rail may be a later embellishment.
Dimensions (inches)
47.5 (H) x 25.126 (W) x 32.75 (D)
Dimensions (centimeters)
120.65 (H) x 63.82 (W) x 83.185 (D)
Measurement Notes
OW is at handholds. OD is at rockers.
Bibliography and Bibliographic Notes
Book: Denker, Ellen Paul. 1979 The Rocking Chair Book.
Article: LeFever, Gregory. 04//2011 American Rocking Chairs. Early American Life Magazine. 62-69.
• see p. 63