Chair, Rocking
- Object Name:
- Chair, Rocking
- Object ID:
- 1990.004.01
- Creator:
- Wilder, Thomas (1791-1862)
Artist - Place of Origin:
- Walpole, NH
- Date:
- 1825-1840
- Description:
- Chair, rocking. Windsor, bamboo leg turnings. Painted and decorated. Branded on underside of seat, "T. WILDER / WARRANTED". Original yellow paint with black stripes, very worn and dirty. Fruit design on crest rail, mostly worn off. Paint flaking on rockers, stretchers, and crest rail. Arms loose at back joints. Right arm repaired with two iron braces at back. Unpainted arm rests. Groove carved around perimeter of seat. Birch and white pine. Decorated by Thomas Wilder (1791-1862) of Walpole, N.H., c. 1825-1840.
- Material:
- Wood
Birch
Pine
Iron - Dimensions:
- H-42.825 W-22.5 D-27.25 inches
- Provenance:
- Purchased in memory of Katherine Pike Foster through a gift from Mr. & Mrs. Roger F. Woodman.
- Credit Line:
- New Hampshire Historical Society Purchase, in Memory of Katherine Pike Foster, through a gift from Mr. and Mrs. Roger F. Woodman
- People:
- Wilder, Thomas (1791-1862)
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