Item 17: Macquarie chair, 1820
Item 17: Macquarie chair, 1820
About this item
Full title
Date
1820
Call Numbers
XR 21
Record Identifier
Reference Code
Physical Description
Contents
Objects - Approx. 88 cm. high - fabric worn - 1 chair with (red cedar) timber legs and backrest and chintz-covered cushioned seat
Other Descriptions
Level of description
File
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Issue Copy
Digitised
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Alternative Titles
Full title
Item 17: Macquarie chair, 1820
Notes
General note
Other chairs and a setee in the same set were destroyed by fire in the Public Library storeroom on 5 Apr. 1951
Joyce Lanyon, Wood Technology Section, reported in 1980 that the wood in the chair is red cedar (toona australis).
Digital order no:Album ID : 824111
Signature / Inscriptions
"Macquarie furniture, Government House, Windsor, 1820" -- engraved on plaque affixed to top of backrest
Identifiers
Primary Identifiers
Call Numbers
XR 21
Record Identifier
1xqZMraY
Permalink
https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/1xqZMraY
Other Identifiers
Reference code
430597
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