Rush Seating Procedures.
PhotographerPhotographed by
Eddie's Photo Center
American
PhotographerPhotographed by
Unknown
Date1950-1970
MediumPhotography; gelatin silver prints on paper
DimensionsPrimary Dimensions (image height x width): 7 7/8 x 9 5/8in. (20 x 24.4cm) or smaller
Sheet (height x width): 8 x 10in. (20.3 x 25.4cm) or smaller
Mount (height x width): 8 1/2 x 11in. (21.6 x 27.9cm) or smaller
Sheet (height x width): 8 x 10in. (20.3 x 25.4cm) or smaller
Mount (height x width): 8 1/2 x 11in. (21.6 x 27.9cm) or smaller
ClassificationsGraphics
Credit LineGift of The Hitchcock Chair Co., Ltd.
DescriptionSeries of photographs shows stages in the production of rush-seated chairs, including the harvesting of rush in the Montezuma swamps of New York State, shocks of rush waiting to be moved into the Hitchcock Chair Company barns, bundles of rush stored in the barns, handfuls of rush being fed through a wringer, and rush-seaters at work in the Hitchcok Chair Factory in Riverton. Men and women workers, some of them elderly, are seated at the wooden troughs which hold rushes wrapped in wet burlap. Many wear glasses. They hold unfinished chairs in their laps. A metal pick is used to snap out the strands of rush. Loose ends are cut with a knife and packed into the bottom. Framed pictures hang on the walls of the workroom. Completed chairs are stacked at the sides of the room.
Object number2004.24.31-.43
InscribedMost photographs have typed captions on the mounts describing the stage of the process depicted.All photographs have the accession number inscribed on verso, lower right, in pencil.
Subject Terms
On View
Not on view
about 1965
