Lawrence Family Nursing Rocker

Object/Artifact

Bay Village Historical Society

Nursing Rocker

Origsize: 34"Hx19Wx16D

Name/Title

Lawrence Family Nursing Rocker

Entry/Object ID

1996.F.153

Description

Nursing rocker. Three generations recorded on bottom of seat. 5 spindles on back with two on the side. Plug construction. As written on the bottom of the rocker: Original paint was animal blood and buttermilk. First owner - Came from Pepperell, Mass. to Olmsted Township in 1833. GreAt, greAt grandfather, Sidney Lawrence Second owner - Grandmother (arrow under the word pointing to the name) Amy Lawrence Crawford Third owner - Grandson Lawrence Gordon Carman The Lawrence home (penciled in above "mansion") located on/Lake Road in Bay Village is now or was Bay View Hospital/Joel was the father of Washington, Sidney and Joel/Joel's father John, was a member of the Massachusetts Bay Colony which was settled in Wolverton, Mass./in 1635. John was a descendant of Robert Lawrence of/Lancaster, England, who was knighted by Richard the First (ist) for bravery in the siege of Aeves.

Dimensions

Height

33-3/4 in

Width

19 in

Depth

15-3/4 in

Dimension Notes

Rocker 28"

Relationships

Related Person or Organization

Person or Organization

Carman, Ida C.

Person or Organization

Carman, Lawrence Gordon

Person or Organization

Carman, Larry

Person or Organization

Crawford, Amy Matilda Lawrence

Person or Organization

Lawrence, Amy Matilda

Person or Organization

Lawrence, Joel Bailey

Person or Organization

Lawrence, Sidney

Related Entries

Notes

1996.C.205, 1996.F.108, 1996.P.030