Rocking Chair

Object/Artifact

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Vermont Historical Society

Chair front

Name/Title

Rocking Chair

Entry/Object ID

2001.7.1

Description

Red-painted wooden rocking chair. The back and seat are made of woven rush.

Context

Used at the Brattleboro Retreat, a mental asylum in Brattleboro, Vermont.

Acquisition

Accession

2001.7

Source or Donor

Brattleboro Retreat

Acquisition Method

Purchase

Lexicon

Nomenclature 4.0

Nomenclature Secondary Object Term

Chair, Rocking

Nomenclature Primary Object Term

Chair

Nomenclature Sub-Class

Seating Furniture

Nomenclature Class

Furniture

Nomenclature Category

Category 02: Furnishings

Dimensions

Dimension Description

Overall

Height

47 in

Width

32 in

Depth

27-1/2 in

Material

Wood, Rush

Relationships

Related Person or Organization

Person or Organization

Brattleboro Retreat

Related Places

Place

Town

Brattleboro

County

Windham County

State/Province

Vermont

Country

United States of America

Continent

North America