Rocking Chair
1851 (made)
| Place of origin |
Child's kitchen armchair of varnished elm wood, on slant-set rockers. The chair has a curved horizontal cresting rail, with another similar set approximately halfway down the back; the back stays have plain backward curving tops. The solid wooden seat is slightly waisted and is set on four cylindrical legs with simple turned decoration; the stretcher is H-shaped.
Object details
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| Object type | |
| Materials and techniques | Carved and turned elm wood |
| Brief description | Child's rocking chair of carved and turned elm wood; England, 1851 |
| Physical description | Child's kitchen armchair of varnished elm wood, on slant-set rockers. The chair has a curved horizontal cresting rail, with another similar set approximately halfway down the back; the back stays have plain backward curving tops. The solid wooden seat is slightly waisted and is set on four cylindrical legs with simple turned decoration; the stretcher is H-shaped. |
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| Production type | Mass produced |
| Credit line | Given by the Misses D'Oyley |
| Object history | Donated by the Misses D'Oyley of 8 Hillsleigh Road, Campden Hill, London and made for their mother, Mary Bulmer of West Derby near Liverpool, in the the third year of her age. She was probably the daughter of William.Bulmer, coach proprietor, of West Derby, and his wife Mary. |
| Collection | |
| Accession number | W.20-1927 |
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| Record created | May 31, 2007 |
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