ROCKING CHAIR
Creator(s): Unknown
Currently in storage
About this object
The rocking chair is wood with the back and seat upholstered in green cut velvet. At the top of the back are two putti holding a shield topped by a palmette. The chair has curved arms ending in scrolls at the back and with winged putti on the front of each. The bottom sides are carved with a chimera with a bird’s head and snake’s tail. The rockers end in scrolls and are connected with a turned stretcher at the front and back.
- Object name:
- ROCKING CHAIR
- Made from:
- Wood -- velvet
- Made in:
- ITALY
- Date made:
- Late 19th c.
- Size:
- 90.2 × 69.9 × 104.1 cm (35 1/2 × 27 1/2 × 41 in.)
Detailed information for this item
- Catalog number:
- 33.195
- Class:
- FURNITURE
- Signature marks:
- COAT OF ARMS on center back
- Credit line:
- Gift of General Foods, 1978