Ladderback Rocking Chair

Item Information

Title:
Ladderback Rocking Chair
Description:
Ladderback rocking chair. Maple, ash, rush seat. Three arched slats with turned urn and ball finials, flattened ball turnip in siles between slats. Rush seat, plain turned front lip, paired dowel stretchers at the front and sides, single dowel stretcher at rear.
Date:
1775–1825
Format:
Objects/Artifacts
Genre:
ash (wood)
maple (wood)
rush (material)
rocking chairs
slat-back chairs
chairs (furniture forms)
Location:
Historic New England
Collection (local):
Digitized Museum Collections
Subjects:
maple (wood)
rush (material)
Maple
Ash
Rush
Places:
Massachusetts > Essex (county) > Newbury
Spencer-Peirce-Little Farm (Newbury, Mass.)
Extent:
40 in. x 18 1/4 in. x 22 5/8 in. (H x W x D)
Link to Item:
https://gusn.us/51147
Terms of Use:
Rights status not evaluated.
Contact host institution for more information.
Notes:
Bequest of Amelia W. Little
Accession #:
1986.813
Identifier:
51147