Chair, Rocking
- Object Name:
- Chair, Rocking
- Object ID:
- 1986.025
- Creator:
- Wilder, Josiah P. (1801-1873) -- Woodworker
- Place of Origin:
- New Ipswich, NH
- Date:
- 1825-1835
- Description:
- Armchair, rocking, Salem-type. Highback tablet-top Windsor style. Painted and decorated (badly worn), stamped on underside of seat: "J.P. WILDER / WARRANTED". Bamboo turnings. Contoured back. Curved armrests. Finish is grained red and dark brown/black paint, with gold line highlights on edges and in bamboo joints. Tablet crest shows remnants of stencil or hand-painted decoration in green and gold. Seat made of pine plank. Arms made of maple. Paint completely worn from arms and partially worn from seat, tablet crest, and rockers. Notch of wood missing from rear of seat.
- Material:
- Wood
Pine
Maple - Dimensions:
- H-43 W-22 D-26.25 inches
- Credit Line:
- New Hampshire Historical Society Purchase
- People:
- Wilder, Josiah P. (1801-1873)
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