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Rocking Chair
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Rocking Chair

Artifact IDMO 63.3418
Object Type Chair
Date early to mid 1900s
Gifter
Place of GiftBonn, Germany
Medium wood
DimensionsOverall H 47 in (119.4 cm )
Physical DescriptionOak wood rocking chair with high back. Windsor/Colonial revival chair with turned spindles and saddle seat. Curved crest rail is typical of 19th - 20th century revival. Curved runners
Historical NotePresident Kennedy received this rocking chair while on his State Visit to Bonn, Germany in 1963.
Additional Details
Custodial History NoteItem was donated to the John F. Kennedy Presidential Library by the Estate of President John F. Kennedy
Credit LineJohn F. Kennedy Presidential Library and Museum, Boston, MA; Gift of the Estate of President John F. Kennedy
National Archives Catalog CollectionJohn F. Kennedy Library Museum Collection (National Archives Identifier 1676934)
National Archives Catalog SeriesGifts from Public (National Archives Identifier 1676966)
Use Restriction StatusUnrestrictedUse Restriction NoteReproduction or other use of these holdings or images thereof is unrestricted.
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