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History of the rocking chair. The rocking chair comparatively unknown in Europe has been regarded generally as an American contrivance but students of furniture are unable to trace its origin. The design of the rocking chair was inspired by rocking cradles that date back to ancient times and the rocking horses that originated in the Middle Ages. The Rocking Chair Was Once Seen as a Bizarre Indulgence Hunker.
It arrived in England shortly after its development although work continued in America. Explore the types of old rocking chairs and identification markers like manufacturer marks to identify and value your antique rocking chair. The Windsor rocker featured a hood-shaped back with birdcage-like spindles.
The first successfully functional bentwood design was made by German craftsman Michael Thonet in 1860. Windsor rocking chairs were first made in the 18th century around the town of Windsor England. Though some stories attribute its invention to Benjamin Franklin historians trace the rocking chairs origins to North America during the early 18th century.
Richard Clarkson 2011 9. Jean Michel Sanejouand 1971 3. 1 rocking chair whose curved beechwood frame resembles the tendrils of a twisting vine.
A Brief History Of The Rocking Chair 1. Bentwood rocking chairs were created by Michael Thonet during the 1800s in Austria. The Windsor chair and rocking chair appeared in America as early as 1720.
At one time every front porch remember those had at least one rocking chair and the front porch at the general store would have a. Outdoor style rocking chairs first appeared in England in 1725. Tord Boontje 2005 7.