Collection Highlights
Architect's Sign
ca. 1837
1953.197
Wood
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Museum Collections
Decorative Arts
Rocking settee
Object name
Rocking settee
Date
ca. 1830
Medium
Poplar, paint
Dimensions
Overall: 28 1/4 x 72 1/8 x 18 1/4 in. ( 71.8 x 183.2 x 46.4 cm )
Description
Poplar Windsor rocking settee; painted dark brown with yellow stripes and remnants of floral decoration; rectangular crest rail supported by turned spindles, serpentine arms, thick plank seat, removeable baby guard held by two tenons, and ring-turned legs with rectangular front and rear stretchers, rounded side stretchers, and rockers.
Credit Line
Purchased from Elie Nadelman
Object Number
1937.1279
Gallery Label
This object was once part of the folk art collection of Elie Nadelman (1882-1946), the avant-garde sculptor. From 1924 to 1934, Nadelman's collection was displayed in his Museum of Folk Arts, located in the Riverdale section of the Bronx. The Historical Society purchased Nadelman's entire collection in 1937.
Provenance
The Folk Art Collection of Elie Nadelman
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
