Chair, Rocking

Object Name:

Chair, Rocking

Object ID:

1980.037

Creator:

Colony, Lewis J.

Place of Origin:

Munsonville, NH / Keene, NH

Date:

1877-1891

Description:

Rocking arm chair. Trapezoidal basket seat and splint back of plaited weaving. Peg construction made out of maple, unpainted with a light brown stain. Front stretchers are decoratively turned. Side and rear stretchers are plain turned. Arm rests, 3" wide, are flat and curve outward. Posts have acorn-shaped finials. Stamped on arm: "MANUFACTURED BY / L. J. COLONY / KEENE, N.H."

Material:

Wood
Grass

Dimensions:

H-38 W-17.5 D-14 inches

Provenance:

Purchased at estate auction of Carrie S. Hall of Concord, NH. She also had a summer home in Rumney, NH.

According to the Upper Ashuelot history, Lewis J. Colony was "one of the first manufacturers to introduce large office chairs and rockers. He engaged in making splint-seat chairs at Munsonville soon after 1877 and erected a paint shop and storehouse on Wilson Street in Keene where the products were brought, finished and shipped."

Credit Line:

New Hampshire Historical Society Purchase

People:

Colony, Lewis J. (1832-1891)

Subjects:

Rocking chairs