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Rocking Chair

United Society of Believers in Christ’s Second Appearing (“Shakers”)

Rocking Chair, United Society of Believers in Christ’s Second Appearing (“Shakers”), 1820–50, Maple, birch

Maker: United Society of Believers in Christ’s Second Appearing (“Shakers”)
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)
Form: Chair
Culture: American, Shaker
Museum: Metropolitan Museum of Art
Accession: 66.10.23
Credit line: Friends of the American Wing Fund, 1966

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