Rocking Chair
This rocking chair form is called "arrow-back" because of the unusual shape of its splats. With its back surmounted by a comb piece, the chair exemplifies late Windsor form. Little is known about the firm established by John Bradley Hudson, who was listed in Portland, Maine directories as a chair painter, and John L. Brooks, who was listed as a chairmaker. In the "Independent Statesman and Maine Republican" for April 5 1823, the firm printed a notice of their "Dissolution of Copartnership." Brooks is known to have continued making chairs at least through 1831.
Artwork Details
- Title:Rocking Chair
- Maker:Hudson and Brooks (active ca. 1823)
- Date:ca. 1823
- Geography:Made in Portland, Maine, United States
- Culture:American
- Medium:Maple, pine, mahogany
- Dimensions:45 x 20 3/4 x 27 in. (114.3 x 52.7 x 68.6 cm)
- Credit Line:Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Arnold B. Skromme, 1971
- Object Number:1971.161
- Curatorial Department: The American Wing
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