Shaker-style rocking chair attributed to the Seymour Chair Company, Troy, NY

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Shaker-style rocking chair attributed to the Seymour Chair Company, Troy, NY

ca. 1875

Object ID:

1965.15000.1

Community:

Makers

H. J. Seymour Chair Manufactory

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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