Chair, rocking

Furniture

Historic Hudson Valley

Name/Title

Chair, rocking

Entry/Object ID

MP.94.179

Description

A woven wicker rocker starting at the top is an elongated swollen woven wicker band that embraces the back of chair body; it is a hollow band. In the main frame are two stiles from top to bottom wrapped in caning. The seat is wood and cane; the cane is of plain weave, very tight and balanced. The back side of seat has wicker threaded through holes drilled in seat. The back support is open weave with four bands of wicker woven through horizontally at irregular and various intervals. Below the seat is a skirt of open weave wicker. Two stretchers are underneath seat in a cross fashion. The front and back legs are driven into two wooden rockers. This chair, excluding seat, is painted greyish green.

Made/Created

Manufacturer

(?) Sons & Cunningham

Notes

Dates: 1834 - 1899 Date made: r. 1834 - 1899

Inscription/Signature/Marks

Type

Inscription

Transcription

Label reads: "No. 2506/ manufacturer/ Sons & Cunningham/ New York." Label is ripped; 3/4 is left.

Dimensions

Dimension Description

Overall

Height

32 in

Width

15 in

Depth

30 in

Dimension Notes

Display Dimensions: 32 x 15 x 30 in. (81.3 x 38.1 x 76.2 cm)

Material

Wicker, Paint, Wood, cane

Relationships

Related Person or Organization

Person or Organization

(?) Sons & Cunningham

Related Entries

Notes

MP.94.178 a-b - Hamper - Used together

General Notes

Note Type

General Note

Note

Cross reference: MP.94.178.

Note Type

StorageNote

Note

Home Location: Historic Hudson Valley, Montgomery Place, Centennial Bedroom