Chair, Rocking

#2 production rocking chair, armless, South Family, Mount Lebanon, NY

Object ID:
2009.23.17
Community:
New York, Mount Lebanon
Description

No. 2 rocking chair without arms and replacement taped seat over original pad. Three slats in back and bullet pommels. Turnings of maple except for rear posts which are birch. Back slats and original rocker blade also of maple. Replacement rocker blade of white pine. Top slat tenons pinned with wooden pegs into mortises in back posts. Rocker blades held in slots in post bottoms by wooden pegs. Canvas replacement seat tape originally olive green, now faded to tan.

New York Mount Lebanon South Family

New York Mount Lebanon South Family

Do you have information you'd like to share?

CONTACT US

Shaker Museum updates records with information as it becomes available.

Copyright of this artwork Citation rules

Citation rules

Shaker Museum Chair, Rocking. https://shakermuseum.us/object/?id=7580. Accessed on September 28, 2024

We are dedicated to making the cultural heritage of the Shakers available to the public for free.

DONATE