Wicker rocking chair from Shearer Cottage
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Object Details
- Created by
- Unidentified
- Owned by
- Shearer Cottage, American, founded 1903
- Description
- Large wicker rocking chair painted white with a small red and tan floral fabric cushion on the seat and back. The rocking chair was originally used in Unit 1, the Penthouse Living Room, of Shearer Cottage in Oak Bluffs, MA.
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Shearer Cottage
- mid 20th century
- Object number
- 2012.2.4
- Restrictions & Rights
- No Known Copyright Restrictions
- Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.
- Type
- basket chairs
- Medium
- wicker, paint and cloth
- Dimensions
- 34 x 23 1/2 x 30 1/2 in. (86.4 x 59.7 x 77.5 cm)
- See more items in
- National Museum of African American History and Culture Collection
- Classification
- Furnishings, Housewares, and Décor
- Exhibition
- Power of Place
- On View
- NMAAHC (1400 Constitution Ave NW), National Mall Location, Community/Third Floor, 3 051
- National Museum of African American History and Culture
- Topic
- African American
- Black Enterprise
- Black interiors
- Business
- Domestic life
- Recreation
- Segregation
- Record ID
- nmaahc_2012.2.4
- Metadata Usage (text)
- CC0
- GUID (Link to Original Record)
- http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd56b7375b9-06ea-4225-94cb-8eb6138fd330
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