| Whistler's Mother's Rocking Chair | |
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Origin |
The painting of Arrangement in Grey and Black No.1, aka Whistler's Mother |
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Type |
Wooden rocking chair |
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Effects |
Causes rapid aging |
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Downsides |
Effects |
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Activation |
The chair moving while in proximity |
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Collected by |
Artie Nielsen and James MacPherson |
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Section |
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Aisle |
396678-6414 |
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Shelf |
244552-7339-701 |
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Date of Collection |
December 11th, 1974 |
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Origin[]
James McNeill Whistler was an American painter in the late 19th century. His most famous painting is "Arrangement in Grey and Black No.1", aka "Whistler's Mother", as the subject in the painting was the artist's mother. Several claims have been made that different women posed for him while he was painting different parts of the painting, but much of it is speculation. Some skeptics believe that Whistler's Mother couldn't have sat still long enough due to her advanced age. Whistler submitted the painting to the Exhibition of the Royal Academy of Art in London in 1872. It was nearly rejected due to the unconventional arrangement of the subject within the portrait. Traditionally the subject would be dead center in the painting, but Whistler's Mother is slightly to the left.
Effects[]
If allowed to rock back and forth the chair will cause the closest person in the vicinity to rapidly age. The more it rocks the older the person will grow. Thankfully the effect can be reversed with neutralization.
Collection[]
James and Artie collected the chair from the home of Mr. Gregory Yeltz. He received Warehouse attention after he was repeatedly turned away from hospitals after he claimed that he was actually 28 years old, despite his long gray beard and stooped stature. The chair had been previously purchased at an antique shop, and was quickly neutralized. In order to keep the chair from activating, the legs have been strapped and bolted to a sheet of tremor resistant steel.