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Culture:American
Title:rocking chair
Date Made:ca. 1830
Type:Furniture
Materials:wood, paint
Place Made:United States; Massachusetts; Boston area
Measurements:overall: 43 3/4 x 22 x 26 in.; 111.125 x 55.88 x 66.04 cm
Accession Number:  HD 0152
Museum Collection:  Historic Deerfield
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Description:
Windsor rocking chair with the base painted black, black accents, grain painting, and pin striping. The Boston rockers, developed from the more slender Salem-type rockers, became very popular because of their low cost, comfort, and simple decoration. The chair has a scrolled crest rail with two small arches on each side of the bottom edge, all outlined in black; scrolled arms ending in rounded hand grips; grain painted scrolled or rolled seat with gold pinstripe outlines; and turned front legs and stretcher with plain side and back stretchers and legs.

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