Object Details
Designer
Greene and Greene, Pasadena, California, USA
Maker
Peter Hall, American, b. Sweden (1867-1939)
Description
Ladder back rocking chair with leather seat. Arms are softly rounded and apron is articulated with a "cloud lift" profile. Ebony pegs and splines provide a decorative focal point, upholstered seat sets into frame.
Credit Line
Museum purchase from Members’ Acquisitions Fund of Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum and through gift in honor of Elizabeth Ainslie from Nancy Marks, Marilyn Friedman, Enid Morse, Lisa Roberts, Judy Francis Zankel, Jacqueline Fowler, Paul and Alexandra Herzan, Joseph Holtzman, and George R. Kravis II
Date
1912
Accession Number
2015-9-1
Restrictions & Rights
Usage conditions apply
Type
furniture
Decorative Arts
Object Name
Rocking Chair
Type
Rocking Chair
Medium
Honduras mahogany, ebony, leather
Dimensions
H x W x D: 101.5 × 63.5 × 82 cm (39 15/16 in. × 25 in. × 32 5/16 in.)
made in
Pasadena, California
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Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum Collection
Product Design and Decorative Arts Department
Data Source
Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum
Link to Original Record
Record ID
chndm_2015-9-1