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Windsor-style Armless Sewing Rocker - $65 (Stella Niagara)
condition:
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Origin of the Item
Style & Identification: This is an Antique Windsor-style Armless Sewing Rocker (often referred to as a nursing rocker, slipper rocker, or ladies' rocker).
It strongly incorporates design elements of a classic Boston Rocker, most notably the distinct curved headrest (crest rail) featuring scroll-style cutouts on the bottom corners, paired with a deeply contoured, scooped "saddle" plank seat.
Era: Circa 1850–1890 (Mid-to-late Victorian / American Industrial Era).
Purpose: These chairs were specifically designed without arms to allow 19th-century women room to sew, knit, or nurse a baby without the restriction of armrests or the interference of their voluminous, heavy skirts.
Materials: Typically constructed of mixed native North American woods. The heavy plank seat is usually pine or poplar (which was easier to carve), while the spindle backs and legs are made of stronger hardwoods like maple, ash, or oak. The weathered, rustic surface shown here suggests it was either stripped down in its past or has lost its original dark-stenciled paint finish.