Chair, Desk
- Object Name:
- Chair, Desk
- Object ID:
- 1983.093.07
- Date:
- 1880-1888
- Description:
- Side chair with writing arm, used by students in first classroom of New Hampshire Hospital School for Nursing. Wood. Spindle back, with seven turned spindles between a plain tablet bottom and a stepped tablet top. Turned front posts taper down to ball feet. Turned rear posts bow out at top and feet; round finials. Plank seat. Two front stretchers decoratively turned; side and rear stretchers plain turnings. Desk attachment at right arm, secured with metal brackets. Additional metal rod brace under seat; two metal rods crossed in the middle, attached diagonally to each leg. Chair painted gray (after 1960) over previous varnish; evidence for previous red paint. Identification number engraved under seat: "78-LH-1199".
- Material:
- Wood
Metal - Dimensions:
- H-39.5 W-18 D-17 inches
- Provenance:
- Used at New Hampshire Hospital School of Nursing, Concord, NH.
Note in accession file: "Old student chairs used in first classroom of School of Nursing. Grey paint is new in the past 20 years, prior to this, the chairs were varnished." - Credit Line:
- Gift of New Hampshire Hospital School of Nursing Alumni Association
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