Artwork : ArchiveNo00086

Victorian Chair 1850s

ContributionForm
Contributor Name	Rosemary Fairfax
Contributor Image	Rosemary_2.jpg
Profession
Location	Old Portsmouth
Collection Date	20.02.08 3.25pm
Artefact Name	Victorian Chair
Artefact Description	Good condition. Light blue. Mahogany frame. Ceramic casters.
Artefact Date	1850s
Artefact Stored	Sitting room
Artefact Form
Artefact Image	Rosemarys_Chair.jpg
Sample Taken	Horse hair from original stuffing.
Sample Image
History of Artefact	It has been re-upholstered. Horse hair taken from the original stuffing. Height of the chair could be designed to suit the fashions of the time such as the large Victorian dresses.
Historian	John Stedman
Previous Owners	Unknown
Special Memories	'Bought for £20 in 1968 from a junk shop in Southampton. Just the right height for nursing my children.’
Artwork Image	00086_fin_2web.jpg

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