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- Eames Zenaloy Rocker, circa 1950-1967 - Husband-and-wife designers Charles and Ray Eames' now ubiquitous fiberglass chairs are the product of a years-long effort to design a low-cost, mass-produced, modern chair with single piece for the seat and back. This versatile chair was equally useful in cafeterias, auditoriums, lounge areas or meeting spaces and could be stacked vertically or connected side-by-side to create rows.
- circa 1950-1967
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Eames Zenaloy Rocker, circa 1950-1967
Husband-and-wife designers Charles and Ray Eames' now ubiquitous fiberglass chairs are the product of a years-long effort to design a low-cost, mass-produced, modern chair with single piece for the seat and back. This versatile chair was equally useful in cafeterias, auditoriums, lounge areas or meeting spaces and could be stacked vertically or connected side-by-side to create rows.
- Rocking Chair, 1876-1889 - Chairmaker George Hunzinger patented an innovative alternative to the traditional woven cane and upholstered seats and backs of the late 1800s. Hunzinger wove fabric-wrapped wire into an openwork surface. The sturdy braided wiring was more durable than cane and provided a similar look. He offered the cloth wrapping in a range of decorative colors which appealed to the Victorian appetite for variety.
- 1876-1889
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Rocking Chair, 1876-1889
Chairmaker George Hunzinger patented an innovative alternative to the traditional woven cane and upholstered seats and backs of the late 1800s. Hunzinger wove fabric-wrapped wire into an openwork surface. The sturdy braided wiring was more durable than cane and provided a similar look. He offered the cloth wrapping in a range of decorative colors which appealed to the Victorian appetite for variety.
- Henry Ford Seated Outdoors, Holding a Newspaper, California, 1919 -
- February 01, 1919
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Henry Ford Seated Outdoors, Holding a Newspaper, California, 1919
- Platform Rocker, 1870-1900 - 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.
- 1870-1900
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Platform Rocker, 1870-1900
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.
- Platform Rocker, 1890-1915 -
- 1890-1915
- Collections - Artifact
Platform Rocker, 1890-1915
- Wicker Rocking Chair, 1885-1910 -
- 1895-1910
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Wicker Rocking Chair, 1885-1910
- Child's Rocking Chair, Used by the Family of George Matthew Adams, 1860-1890 - Rocking chairs offer the sitter a place of comfort to recline and gently rock back and forth. For that reason, they were used for quieting and nursing children. By the late 1800s, rocking chairs became a common household item and could be found in a variety of styles and sizes. Young and old could benefit from the relaxation these chairs provided.
- 1860-1890
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Child's Rocking Chair, Used by the Family of George Matthew Adams, 1860-1890
Rocking chairs offer the sitter a place of comfort to recline and gently rock back and forth. For that reason, they were used for quieting and nursing children. By the late 1800s, rocking chairs became a common household item and could be found in a variety of styles and sizes. Young and old could benefit from the relaxation these chairs provided.
- Rocking Chair Used in Abraham Lincoln's Springfield, Illinois Home, 1845-1860 - This rocking chair is part of a group of furniture owned by the Lincoln Family in Springfield, Illinois. When Abraham Lincoln was elected President in 1860, this chair and other furnishings were sold to a neighbor, whose family retained them until 1930, when they were purchased for the Museum. This was a standard type of middle class rocker that became associated with President Lincoln.
- 1845-1860
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Rocking Chair Used in Abraham Lincoln's Springfield, Illinois Home, 1845-1860
This rocking chair is part of a group of furniture owned by the Lincoln Family in Springfield, Illinois. When Abraham Lincoln was elected President in 1860, this chair and other furnishings were sold to a neighbor, whose family retained them until 1930, when they were purchased for the Museum. This was a standard type of middle class rocker that became associated with President Lincoln.
- Rocking Chair, 1910-1919 - By the late 1800s, rocking chairs became a common household item and could be found in a variety of styles and sizes. This example has a lavish Colonial Revival-style carving on the crest rail and finials that was popular from 1880 to about 1920. The Murphy Chair Company of Detroit, Michigan, made this chair, which appears in its 1907 catalog.
- 1910-1919
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Rocking Chair, 1910-1919
By the late 1800s, rocking chairs became a common household item and could be found in a variety of styles and sizes. This example has a lavish Colonial Revival-style carving on the crest rail and finials that was popular from 1880 to about 1920. The Murphy Chair Company of Detroit, Michigan, made this chair, which appears in its 1907 catalog.
- Child's Rocking Commode Chair, 1775-1800 - A potty seat on rockers? Does this design tempt fate? Unlike an adult's pot chair of the 18th century, this one makes no pretense about its purpose.
- 1775-1800
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Child's Rocking Commode Chair, 1775-1800
A potty seat on rockers? Does this design tempt fate? Unlike an adult's pot chair of the 18th century, this one makes no pretense about its purpose.