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High Chair

1880 (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Child's varnished wood weighing and exercise chair with foot rest.


Object details

Categories
Object type
Parts
This object consists of 2 parts.
(Some alternative part names are also shown below)
  • Chair
  • High Chair
  • Foot Rest
Materials and techniques
Varnished wood
Brief description
Child's varnished wood weighing and exercise chair with foot rest, Britain, 1880s.
Physical description
Child's varnished wood weighing and exercise chair with foot rest.
Dimensions
  • Height: 92.8cm
  • Width: 45.5cm
  • Depth: 45cm
Object history
Bought of Mr T J Evans (RF 90/161)
Production
Based on a design invented by Edward Emmons in 1856; patented in the UK by Wilson, Newton & Co of High Holborn, London
Bibliographic reference
For another example, see Exhibit 340 in the catalogue for the Childhood exhibition staged by Sotheby's and the Save the Children Fund, 1988
Collection
Accession number
MISC.59&A-1990

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Record createdNovember 5, 2002
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