Chair, Rocking
Shaker-style rocking chair attributed to the Seymour Chair Company, Troy, NY
ca. 1875
Description
Hickory, elm steam-bent arms and back. Splint seat and back; seat is a replacement.
Notes
Originally believed to have been a Shaker chair, now attributed to Seymour Chair Co., Troy, New York.
References: Charles R. Muller and Timothy D. Rieman, The Shaker Chair. Canal Press, Winchester, OH, 1984. Appendix, p. 2-5. June Sprigg, By Shaker Hands, 1975. Edward and Faith Andrews, Religion in Wood, 1973, p. 62. John G. Shea, The American Shakers and Their Furniture, 1971. New York-Pennsylvania Collection-Dec. 1985-19-B.
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