Side chair, Shaker

Shaker's Trademark

1875-1900

Object Place for LabelMt. Lebanon, New York, United States

Medium/TechniqueMaple, ash

Dimensions86.36 x 49.53 x 37.46 cm (34 x 19 1/2 x 14 3/4 in.)

Credit LineGift of Penelope Noyes

Accession number1973.124

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ClassificationsFurniture

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Americas

InscriptionsUppermost slat stenciled "3" in center of back. Shaker trademark on back of lowest slat, consisting of image of a small ladderback rocking chair surrounded by gold lettering in an oval which reads "SHAKER'S TRADE MARK MT. LEBANON N.Y."

ProvenanceEarly history unknown, although other objects given by this donor at the same time are thought to have descended in her family; 1973, gift of Miss Penelope Noyes, Cambridge, Massachusetts (Accession Date February 14, 1972)