Tag Archives: Children’s Furniture

Throwback Thursday: Child’s Rocker

This week may be children’s week, as I am posting a throwback to a child’s rocker as well. The mother grew up with this rocker, but had made a new needlepoint for the seat. She wanted the old needlepoint cleaned. … Continue reading

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Heirloom Child’s Chair

The chair came to us through the heiress (hereafter called LB) to the Frank Crowe Mason Monterey Collection. The sweet chair was made by her grandfather… Someone had recovered it, but thankfully the original stuffings were intact! She wanted it … Continue reading

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Community Warehouse: Heywood Wakefield Rocker by MRP

©MPF Conservation.  May be printed for your own use. May be reposted if our url+copyright is used as reference. When we went to choose chairs for the event I came across this sweet child’s rocker by Heywood Wakefield.  I asked … Continue reading

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