"Make-do" Armchair Rocker

Item Information

Title:
"Make-do" Armchair Rocker
Description:
Maple and ash armchair converted to wing rocker and upholstered in gray and red fabric, wood painted black.
Date:
1800–1825
Format:
Objects/Artifacts
Genre:
ash (wood)
maple (wood)
painting (coating)
upholstering
rocking chairs
armchairs
chairs (furniture forms)
Location:
Historic New England
Collection (local):
Digitized Museum Collections
Subjects:
make-dos
Maple
Ash
Upholstered
Painted
Places:
Massachusetts > Essex (county) > Essex
Cogswell's Grant (Essex, Mass.)
Extent:
45.5 in. x 21 in. x 24 in. (H x W x D)
Link to Item:
https://gusn.us/2106
Terms of Use:
Rights status not evaluated.
Contact host institution for more information.
Notes:
Gift of Bertram K. and Nina Fletcher Little
Accession #:
1991.123
Identifier:
2106