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Show Fig. 63 Rocking chair. Salt Lake City. Attributed to Henry Dinwoodey. Softwood, repainted. Ca. 1865. H: 102.5 cm. W: 70 cm. D: 52 cm. Collection of DUP, Salt Lake City. Inspired by the Boston rocker, rocking chairs such as this were made throughout the territory. Called "large rocking chairs," they sold for $9, according to the Cabinetmakers' List of Prices. This chair could well have come from Dinwoodey's shop in Salt Lake City. An 1864 photograph shows rockers among the furniture displayed in front of his shop (DeseretNews, 7 September). Fig. 64 Armchair. Centerville. Attributed to John H. Harris. Softwood, grained to simulate mahogany. Ca. 1865. H: 71.0 cm. W: 44.5 cm. D: (seat) 43.5 cm. Collection of DUP, Centerville Sagamore Camp, Centerville. This chair, a traditional variation of the ubiquitous Windsor chair, was sometimes called a captain's chair. Made commonly by cabinetmakers in pioneer Utah, who probably referred to it as a "congress" chair, it sold for $5, according to the Cabinetmakers' List of Prices published in 1864 in the Deseret News, (7 September). 67 |