Child's Rocking Chair, 1845-1870
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By the mid-1800s, rocking chairs became a common household item for young and old. This child-sized version of a Lincoln-type rocking chair helped children model adult behavior in the home. Henry Ford selected this horsehair upholstered rocker to furnish the Sunday parlor in his birthplace--now located in Greenfield Village. He may have remembered a similar one used during his childhood.
By the mid-1800s, rocking chairs became a common household item for young and old. This child-sized version of a Lincoln-type rocking chair helped children model adult behavior in the home. Henry Ford selected this horsehair upholstered rocker to furnish the Sunday parlor in his birthplace--now located in Greenfield Village. He may have remembered a similar one used during his childhood.
Artifact
Rocking chair
Date Made
1845-1870
On Exhibit
at Greenfield Village in Ford Home
Object ID
44.158.245
Credit
From the Collections of The Henry Ford. Gift of Henry & Clara Ford.
Material
Haircloth
Horsehair
Mahogany (Wood)
Veneer
Walnut (Wood)
Wood (Plant material)
Scroll Arms
Dimensions
Height: 25.063 in
Width: 15.938 in
Length: 24.75 in
Inscriptions
"IIII" incised on inside side rails & under seat
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