Chair, Rocking
- Object Name:
- Chair, Rocking
- Object ID:
- 1983.093.08
- Date:
- 1888
- Description:
- Rocking chair, used by Mary Londergan (class of 1890) as a student nurse at New Hampshire Hospital School of Nursing. Maple wood. Slat back chair, with splint seat. Three slats, tops of slats arched. Ball and ring finials. Trapezoidal woven splint seat. Legs decoratively turned; stretchers plain. Clear finish.
- Material:
- Wood
Maple - Dimensions:
- H-34.75 W-18.75 D-24.5 inches
- Provenance:
- Used at New Hampshire Hospital School of Nursing, Concord, NH.
Chairs (.08 and .09) belonged to Mary Londergan, class of 1890 (the first graduating class). They were in her room in the main building halls where nurses lived with patients up until 1900 when first nurses residence was built. Keeping the chairs in her room allowed by Dr. Charles Bancroft. After Mary's death, Dorothy Breene was given and kept the chairs as examples of historical memorabilia of the school. Mary Londergan was the longest living member of the first graduating class, and a new residence hall was named in her honor in 1950. - Credit Line:
- Gift of New Hampshire Hospital School of Nursing Alumni Association
- Subjects:
- Nurses, Nursing, Chairs, Rocking chairs
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