Hitchcock and Alford & Company. <em>Rocking Chair</em>, ca. 1832–1843. Wood, paint, 61 x 19 5/8 in. (154.9 x 49.8 cm). Brooklyn Museum, H. Randolph Lever Fund, 76.35. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, 76.35_view3_acetate_bw.jpg)

Hitchcock and Alford & Company. Rocking Chair, ca. 1832–1843. Wood, paint, 61 x 19 5/8 in. (154.9 x 49.8 cm). Brooklyn Museum, H. Randolph Lever Fund, 76.35. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, 76.35_view3_acetate_bw.jpg)

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Rocking Chair

Decorative Arts and Design

On View: American Art Galleries, 5th Floor, Several Seats

MAKER Hitchcock and Alford & Company

MEDIUM Wood, paint

DATES ca. 1832–1843

DIMENSIONS 61 x 19 5/8 in. (154.9 x 49.8 cm) (show scale)

MARKINGS on back of crest: - stencil - "HITCHCOCK . ALFORD . & Co / HITCHCOCK-VILLE . CONN. (Ns reversed ) / - WARRANTED -".

SIGNATURE no signature

INSCRIPTIONS no inscriptions

COLLECTIONS Decorative Arts and Design

ACCESSION NUMBER 76.35

CREDIT LINE H. Randolph Lever Fund

EXHIBITIONS

Toward Joy: New Frameworks for American Art

MUSEUM LOCATION This item is on view in American Art Galleries, 5th Floor, Several Seats

CAPTION Hitchcock and Alford & Company. Rocking Chair, ca. 1832–1843. Wood, paint, 61 x 19 5/8 in. (154.9 x 49.8 cm). Brooklyn Museum, H. Randolph Lever Fund, 76.35. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, 76.35_view3_acetate_bw.jpg)

IMAGE overall, 76.35_view3_acetate_bw.jpg. Brooklyn Museum photograph

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