Collection Highlights
Leg brace
ca. 1940
2002.76
Leather, metal
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Luce Center
Child's rocking chair
Object name
Child's rocking chair
Date
1830-1850
Medium
Mahogany, textile
Dimensions
Overall: 21 x 13 x 18 in. ( 53.3 x 33 x 45.7 cm )
Description
Child's Grecian mahogany rocking chair with deep yoke-shaped crest rail, vase-shaped splat, scroll arms, trapezoidal slip seat with textile upholstery, and saber-shaped legs attached to rockers.
Credit Line
Gift of Robert Brooke
Object Number
1954.193
Gallery Label
According to information supplied by the donor, this child's rocking chair was made to match the parlor furniture in the William Nagel Dyckman home on West Houston Street in New York City. The donor was given the chair by Susan Dyckman, daughter of William Nagel, when he was a child.
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
