A wooden rocking chair. Its arms and bottom are dark wood that looks untreated. On its sides, connecting the arms to the bottom, are curvy figure 8 shapes formed from this dark wood. The seat and back are lighter wood planks, each one thin and rectangular. Behind the back is a large circle, formed out of the worn, darker wood.

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Object Timeline

1930	Work on this object ended.
2014	We acquired this object.
2015	We photographed this object. This was an Object of the Day.
2019	We exhibited this object.
2024	You found it!

Rocking Chair

This is a Rocking chair. We acquired it in 2014. Its medium is steamed, bent sawn oak slats, nailed to bent hickory wood bark-covered branches. It is a part of the Product Design and Decorative Arts department.

Furniture made from abundant local hickory has been a strong Amish tradition in Indiana since the 19th century. This graceful form was achieved by bending and nailing long, straight, fresh branches around a frame. Through the use of local materials, the rustic style of this chair links it to the landscape, lessening the boundary between indoors and outdoors.

This object was featured in our Object of the Week series in a post titled Rustic Rocker.

This object was donated by Stuart Feld and Sue Feld.