American Period Furniture in Museum Collections
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Metropolitan Museum of Art
Chair · United States
Rocking Chair
Theodore J. Palmer · United States · ca. 1870
Medium
Walnut, burl walnut veneer, steel
Dimensions
43 1/2 x 26 1/2 x 34 in. (110.5 x 67.3 x 86.4 cm)
Accession
1986.447.1
Credit line
Anonymous Gift, 1986
Culture
American
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