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1962.196

ID Number: 1962.196
Category: Furnishings
Sub-category: furniture
Item Type: rocking
Item Name: chair
Materials: WOOD, UNKNOWN
Measurements: overall: 28 in x 14 1/2 in x 14 1/4 in
Description: Sheraton type; box stretchers; very low seat
History: Donor's wife, Harriet Lowry Cross, was a daughter of Mr. R.R. Lowry from Norfolk county. Made for the birth of John Lowry in 1849. This style of rocker was common almost everywhere in pioneer Upper Canada. The extremely low seat was for the comfort of a mother holding a baby in her arms.
Collection Name: Museum Windsor
Subject (Fre): Y

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Children / Enfants subject

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