Object Record
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Metadata
Accession # |
SP1963.020.001 |
Object Name |
Chair, Armed Rocker |
Collection |
Allen-Mathews Collection |
Year Range from |
1800 |
Year Range to |
1850 |
Place of Origin |
Pleasant Hill/Mercer Co/KY |
Found |
Bardstown, KY |
Description |
Armed rocker with four slats on the back, scroll arms. Mixed woods, flame finial. Old red stain in evidence. The front posts are cut flush and wedged into scroll arms. Rockers are narrow, have scooped top edge, front of rockers are cut vertically. Post are cut to accept rockers, which are held in place with screws. Front of rockers are blunt. The old split seat is painted black. |
Material |
wood |
People |
Allen, Myrtle Mathews Southerland, Letcher Mathews |