Armchair

Date1780-1800

OriginAmerica, Virginia, Middle Peninsula

MediumAsh

DimensionsOH: 36 1/2"; OH(Seat): 13 1/4"; OW: 23 1/2"; OD: 18"

Credit LineMuseum Purchase

Object number1993-119

DescriptionRocking armchair with rounded turned legs; rear stiles with ball, ring, and flattened ball finials; front legs taper above seat rail to cylindrical arm supports; all legs taper at foot to tenon into rockers (one rocker missing); flat, shaped arms with rounded arm terminals; cylindrical side (double), front, and rear stretchers; shaped seat rails for rush seat; three horizontal shaped and arched splats across back.
ProvenanceFormerly owned by Gerald L. Ballantyne, Jr., Hartfield, VA.