Children's Dark Wooden Rocking Chair

Furniture

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Grover Center: Museum & Historical Society

Name/Title

Children's Dark Wooden Rocking Chair

Description

A small, child-sized wooden rocking chair. The chair is made of dark brown wood with a curved back.

Use

by Dorothy Wasson Surber (1913-1968), as a young girl.

Context

This rocking chair was made by Dorothy's father, Earl C. Wasson. For photographs of Dorothy (and her toys) using the rocking chair, see: 2024.029.093, 2024.029.135, 2024.029.139, 2024.029.140, 2024.029.142, 2024.029.143

Collection

Wasson Family Collection

Acquisition

Accession

2024.029

Source or Donor

Martha M.M. Clark

Made/Created

Artist Information

Artist

Earl C. Wasson

Attribution

Attributed to

Date made

circa 1913 - circa 1917

Time Period

20th Century

Place

Township

Noble Township

County

Shelby County

State/Province

Indiana

Country

United States of America

Continent

North America

Color

Brown

Condition

Overall Condition

Good

Relationships

Related Person or Organization

Person or Organization

Earl C. Wasson

Person or Organization

Dorothy Wasson Surber

Create Date

December 12, 2024

Update Date

January 30, 2025