Rocking Chair
Object type: Rocking chair
Department: The American Wing
Culture: American, Shaker
Artist: United Society of Believers in Christ’s Second Appearing (“Shakers”)
Artist bio: American, active ca. 1750–present
Artist role: Maker
Artist nationality: American
Date: 1820–50
Medium: Maple, birch
Dimensions: 38 1/4 x 22 5/8 x 28 in. (97.2 x 57.5 x 71.1 cm)
Credit line: Friends of the American Wing Fund, 1966
Accession year: 1966