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Rocking Straw Chair

Anonymous1801/1900

MCB - Museu da Casa Brasileira

MCB - Museu da Casa Brasileira
São Paulo, Brazil

This chair brings the new type of seat for rest that packs sleep, reference of the American rocking chair. Its structure is constituted by simple carving revealing the ornament only by the silhouette. It was made in clog, a light wood, and has straw on the seat and backrest, already a Brazilian adaptation, present since the 18th century. The piece is part of the MCB Collection.

Details

  • Title: Rocking Straw Chair
  • Creator: Anonymous
  • Date Created: 1801/1900
  • Location: São Paulo, Brazil
  • Location Created: Brazil
  • Physical Dimensions: 60 x 74 cm
  • Provenance: Transfer, in 1974
  • External Link: Brazilian House Museum, MCB Collection

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