Collection Highlights
Santa Claus and his Works
Date:
1870
Object Number:
LIB.YC1870.Web
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Rocking chair
Object Number:
1947.263
Date:
1798-1805
Medium:
Maple, hickory
Dimensions:
Overall: 43 x 25 x 26 in. ( 109.2 x 63.5 x 66 cm )
Description:
Sack-back maple and hickory Windsor rocking chair; comb back with curved crest rail, seven tapered spindles; splayed ends of arms rest on bamboo-turned supports; oval seat beveled to a pointed ridge at the front; raked, bamboo-turned legs braced with bamboo-turned side and medial stretchers; rockers.
Credit Line:
Gift of Mrs. J. Insley Blair
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
