CHAIR, ROCKING

Description: ARMS & LEGS ARE SOLID OAK. THE SEAT & BACK ARE OAK VENEER. VENEER ON SEAT IS REMOVED IN SEVERAL PLACES. 11 SPINDLES ARE IN BACK OF CHAIR, 5 BELOW EACH ARM. A CARVED FLORAL PATTERN IS ON THE FRONT LEGS JUST BELOW THE SEAT. A PIECE OF CORRODED WIRE HAS BEEN TIED ACROSS FRONT LEGS TO PROVIDE SUPPORT. RIGHT ROCKER HAS BEEN CRACKED & REPAIRED. GLUE AND WIRE FOR SUPPORT.

History: CHAIR BROUGHT TO LETHBRIDGE AREA (RANCH ON LITTLE BOW NEAR TRAVERS) IN 1902 BY A MAN BY THE NAME OF WILLIMS. DIED, THEN SON DIED, DAUGHTER-IN-LAW GAVE DONOR CHAIR IN 1960. ORIGINAL OWNER FIRST CAME UP FROM KENTUCKY. CHAIR IS ABOUT 100 YEARS OLD. HISTORY ON DONOR IS FOUND ON CATALOGUE FORM. CAT. NO.P19770311000-GA. *UPDATE* IN 2010 NICOLE HEMBROFF, COLLECTIONS ASSISTANT, CONDUCTED A SURVEY OF PALLET RACKING. SHE WAS UNABLE TO FIND CONTACT INFORMATION FOR DONOR OR NEXT OF KIN.