Rocking Chair, America, ca. 1900

Object/Artifact

Portsmouth Historical Society

Photo by Ralph Morang 2018

Name/Title

Rocking Chair, America, ca. 1900

Entry/Object ID

2017.23

Description

Large Mission-Style Rocker, with removable slip seat, flat arms, each supported by two slats and a curved bracket, back with five slats, straight posts, and wide leather-covered crest rail, brass placque attached to rear of crest rail " "ROCK REST" CHAIR/ (KITTERY MAINE)- DONATED/BY/BOB SHOUSE/IN ORDER TO PRESERVE HISTORY/2014). illustrated in Four Centuries of Portsmouth Furniture, cat. 47

Collection

Portsmouth Historical Society Curatorial Collection

Acquisition

Accession

2017.23

Source or Donor

Shouse, Robert

Acquisition Method

Gift

Credit Line

Gift of Bob Shouse, 2014

Made/Created

Notes

Date: ca. 1900-30

Dimensions

Height

42-1/4 in

Width

27-1/4 in

Depth

33 in

Materials

Material

Oak, Leather

Material Notes

Oak; leather upholstery; replaced leather seat