How old is this child rocking chair? 1850?

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  1. Kaiserpoo

    Kaiserpoo Well-Known Member

    How old is this child rocking chair? 1850? It have iron cut nail

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  2. Roaring20s

    Roaring20s Well-Known Member

  3. Kaiserpoo

    Kaiserpoo Well-Known Member

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  4. 2manybooks

    2manybooks Well-Known Member

  5. verybrad

    verybrad Well-Known Member

    Definitely an oldie. Caned examples are not as common and make dating this a bit more difficult. The solid seat on most is a good clue as to date. However, the rolled front and up-turned back of your seat are also good earmarks. The rocker attachment and old paint are aslo plus characteristics as to age. I don't think your 1850 date to be out of line. The cane seat does make me think just a bit later, though I do not have anything solid to back this hunch up.

    Here is a similar rocker on ebay that has been stripped and re-caned. The seller makes no representation as to age, other than being 19th century.

    ANTIQUE CHILD'S BOSTON ROCKER CANED SEAT PEGGED EXCELLENT | eBay
     
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  6. 2manybooks

    2manybooks Well-Known Member

    Rather than being a child's rocking chair, according to the article I linked to above it might be a "nurse chair" -

    "Small, armless, and low-seated, this chair usually was found in the bedroom, where it was convenient for nursing a baby."
     
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  7. komokwa

    komokwa The Truth is out there...!

    the cane doesn't seen to have the same wear as the wood seat...
     
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  8. Bakersgma

    Bakersgma Well-Known Member

    That is true. But at least the caning appears to be hand done as opposed to the press in stuff.
     
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