Collection Highlights
The Peale Family
Date:
1773-1809
Object Number:
1867.298
Medium:
Oil on canvas
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Slat-back rocking chair
Object Number:
1940.985
Date:
1875-1900
Medium:
Maple
Dimensions:
Overall: 40 3/4 x 19 1/2 x 23 1/4 in. ( 103.5 x 49.5 x 59.1 cm )
Description:
Maple Shaker rocking chair; ladder back with three arched slats and rounded stiles with acorn-shaped finials; straight arm with shaped arm support and domed handrest; trapezoidal splint seat; rounded legs with two plain, round stretchers in front, two on either side, and one in back; rockers fitted into slots in bottom of chair legs.
Gallery Label:
Chairmaking was a major industry of the Shakers, and the slat-back chair was one of the chief forms they produced.
Credit Line:
Purchase
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
