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Bentwood Rocking Chair

Cooper Hewitt

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    Object Details

    Description

    Carved seat; four cylindrical legs sit on rockers, stretchers between legs each side; tall curved back and arms formed from bent wooden branches, three vertical ribs on back, radiating up from seat.

    Credit Line

    Gift of George J. Fino

    Date

    ca. 1900

    Accession Number

    1968-143-1

    Restrictions & Rights

    CC0

    Type

    furniture
    Decorative Arts

    Object Name

    rocking chair

    Type

    rocking chair

    Medium

    painted maple

    Dimensions

    H x W x D: 119 x 58 x 61cm (46 7/8 x 22 13/16 x 24in.)

    made in

    Catskill, New York, USA

    See more items in

    Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum Collection
    Product Design and Decorative Arts Department

    Data Source

    Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum

    Metadata Usage

    CC0

    Link to Original Record

    http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/kq46667c156-b4e7-42ce-bd10-62bf6d4597e3

    Record ID

    chndm_1968-143-1

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    Blue, open, shell-like chair upholstered in fabric, resting on chrome legs with ottoman.

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