The bent wood rocker is brown with age, and the thin arms are lighter than the rest of the wood where human arms have rested upon them. The back has five wooden rungs that are attached to two long round pieces of wood that stretch three inches above the highest rung and all the way down to below the curved pieces of wood on the bottom of the chair that are the rockers. The round pieces of wood do not go into the rockers, but rather are on the sides of each, fitted to them with half-moon cut-outs in the rocking pieces. The seat is rush and is in four triangular sections that meet in the center. There are two rungs below the seat on all four sides to sturdy the old chair.
The chair is not heavy at all, but neither is it extremely light. It’s sturdy enough to hold a full-grown man though the width of the seat could not accommodate anyone who was very overweight. The weight looks like it is around a foot and a half across, so no over eating if you want to linger in that chair.
The chair sits near the fireplace and is a favorite place to sit, especially if a fire has been lit. The rocking action is good. Not to shallow and not too deep. Just the right amount of push to rock back, and the equal forward motion to propel back. The chair is not too tall, so it’s perfect for me, a not very tall woman.
There is a comfort to this chair. It is not expensively made and yet it’s also not cheap. Just right in its construction to satisfy the person who needs to rest, to sit a while, to rock away troubles or to rock with contemplation. This is the chair of choice for me on any morning when I feel a need for a little comfort or at night when I might want a little relaxation. A comfort chair, this is what this rocker is. For me now, for someone in the past, most certainly, and, hopefully, for someone in the future.
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I like this piece. It recalls my own favored rocking chair. My exhusband gave it to me as a wedding present. it’s dark pine, which matched my Colonial furnishings back in the seventies, before my house was lightened by the switch to oak. The quilt my grandmother stitched with her own hands is draped over the back of the chair. I have rocked babies, read books, written in my journal, sipped tea, and meditated in this chiar. I like it’s low seat, being a short gal, because my feet can reach the floor. The chair is now 37 years old, smudged with oils and dirt, but it’s still strong. I think I will take it with me wherever I go, hopefully setting it by other windows through which to gaze in contemplation.
Lovely, Renee! I can just see your rocker and you in it, sipping tea. I love the visual of the quilt, too, and you rocking babies and reading books and mediating. Your writing jumped right off the page here!
How lovely! My own favorite furniture-piece is my Great-Grandpa Christian’s rocker (complete with the worn spots on the arms where his hands used to rest when he sat there with his pipe)… And my favorite photo of that rocker is one of my Grandpa Christian, sitting in his dad’s chair holding MY son Christian…. 🙂
I love that image of your grandpa holding his namesake in that rocker. Nice.
I used to have a Bentwood (?sp) rocker with cane seat and back which I bought when expecting my daughter. The chair stood in the corner of the nursery and I rocked and held her in the night when she fussed. I burped her, nursed her and sang to her in that chair. What a flood of memories! Sheesh, I’m getting teary recalling those days.
Nice post and I thank you for a walk down memory lane.
Thanks for sharing your memories. That’s a great visual, you and your daughter!
I LOVE description. It has an old time feel to it, and it really made me feel warm and cozy. I loved the visual; it was so easy to see the rocker even without the picture. I also loved how you ended it, with a tie-in of past, present, and future. Definitely one of my favorites!
Thanks, Maddie. Of course, I’m not surprised to hear you LOVE description! I appreciate your comments.