Rocking Chair

rocker

Name/Title

Rocking Chair

Entry/Object ID

2007.50

Description

Windsor rocking chair with turned legs and arms. There is a metal rod from both arms to the seat. The seat is slightly rounded at the front. The back spokes are inserted into a board on top of the seat.

Context

Brought by the Gassette family from Quebec when they immigrated to Burlington, Vermont, in 1881

Acquisition

Accession

2007.50

Source or Donor

Gassette, Veronique (1909-2012)

Acquisition Method

Gift

Credit Line

In memory of Eva C. V. Cartier Gassette

Made/Created

Date made

1861 - 1870

Place

State/Province

Quebec

Country

Canada

Continent

North America

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

37-1/2 in

Width

20-1/4 in

Depth

31 in

Material

Wood, Metal

Relationships

Related Places

Place

City

Burlington

County

Chittenden County

State/Province

Vermont

Country

United States of America

Continent

North America

Place

State/Province

Quebec

Country

Canada

Continent

North America