Chair, Rocking
- Object Name:
- Chair, Rocking
- Object ID:
- 1987.001.01
- Creator:
- Vaill, Edward W. -- Inventor
- Place of Origin:
- Worcester, MA
- Date:
- circa 1880
- Description:
- Folding rocking chair. Seat and back made of worn red and green carpeting. Wood has painted graining. Green paper label on underside of chair seat, on rear seat support: "E.W. VAILL. / Patentee and Manufacturer, / WORCESTER, MASS. / Patented July 18, 1876.", and number "[59,] 94A".
- Material:
- Wood
Textile
Paper - Dimensions:
- H-31.5 W-18 inches
- Provenance:
- Said to be from the Worsted Church in Canterbury, NH, which burned in 1958. From the estate of Dr. Foster True, whose mother (Alida Cogswell True) was active in restoring the church in the early 1900s. The chairmaker, Edward W. Vaill of Worcester, MA, was known for folding rockers with carpeting upholstery, like this one.
- Credit Line:
- New Hampshire Historical Society Purchase
- People:
- Vaill, Edward W. (1826- ), True, Foster (1899-c. 1986), True, Alida, Cogswell, Alida (1873-1940)
- Subjects:
- Rocking chairs, Folding chairs
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