Platform Rocker, 1870-1900
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During the mid-to-late 1800s, innovative American designers sought to improve the rocking chair. A platform rocker "rocked" by concealed springs or other mechanisms attached to a stationary base -- this saved expensive carpets from wear and tear. And with the conspicuous rockers eliminated, manufacturers could create platform rockers as part of a matching suite ready for any middle-class parlor.
During the mid-to-late 1800s, innovative American designers sought to improve the rocking chair. A platform rocker "rocked" by concealed springs or other mechanisms attached to a stationary base -- this saved expensive carpets from wear and tear. And with the conspicuous rockers eliminated, manufacturers could create platform rockers as part of a matching suite ready for any middle-class parlor.
Artifact
Platform rocker
Date Made
1870-1900
On Exhibit
at Greenfield Village in Ford Home
Object ID
96.32.2
Credit
From the Collections of The Henry Ford.
Material
Brass (Alloy)
Maple (Wood)
Paint (Coating)
Pile weave
Color
Brown
Red
Gold (Color)
Dimensions
Height: 41 in
Width: 22 in
Depth: 25 in
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