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Chair, Rocking
Object/Artifact
A tinplated rocking chair, made of tin with tubular construction on the back. Designed in celebration of a 10th wedding aniversary with an inscription on the star on the back. On the back of the chair is a star, underneath the star is the number "10". On the left side below the seat is stencilled "75", On the right side, "65". Within the tin star and covered with Isinglass: "Present to/Mr. and Mrs. A. Parker/ May 10th 1875/By/T.D. Brown"
80.99.1
Genesee Country Village and Museum
T.D. Brown
1875 - 1875
New York
United States of America
North America
Date: 1875-1875
20-1/2 in
30-3/4 in
Tinplate
Isinglass
Wood
See Primary Accession file - #80.99.1 for poem and additional information.