Rocking Chair

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

On view at The Met Fifth Avenue in Gallery 734

Previously reserved for the elderly and infirm, rocking chairs became ubiquitous in America after the Revolution. The Shakers produced slat-back rocking chairs both for their own use and for sale to the outside world. On this example, the oval finials, round hand grips, and shaped blades suggest it was made in the New Lebanon, New York, community.

Rocking Chair, United Society of Believers in Christ’s Second Appearing (“Shakers”) (American, active ca. 1750–present), Maple, birch, American, Shaker

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Rocking Chair, United Society of Believers in Christ’s Second Appearing (“Shakers”) (American, active ca. 1750–present), Maple, birch, American, Shaker
Rocking Chair, United Society of Believers in Christ’s Second Appearing (“Shakers”) (American, active ca. 1750–present), Maple, birch, American, Shaker

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