Highchair
- Object Name:
- Highchair
- Object ID:
- 1995.082.01
- Creator:
- New Hampshire State Prison
Woodworker - Place of Origin:
- Concord, NH
- Date:
- circa 1903
- Description:
- Highchair, wicker. Believed to have been made at New Hampshire State Prison, 1903. Reed wicker with scroll-work decoration. Pressed cane and wood (maple) seat. Swinging wood (oak) table. Hand-caned back. Top line of arms and back continuous serpentine wicker. Scroll-work decoration on back, arms, legs, and footrest. Written in pencil under seat, "Paulita Clark 1903". Black bumpers where table meets arms. Screw-eyes attached at table and below seat. Metal caps on feet. Rubber bands around base of two feet.
- Material:
- Wood
Maple
Oak
Metal - Dimensions:
- H-43 W-18.5 D-19 inches
- Provenance:
- Child in photo (#5) is donor. Donor's godfather, William O'Connor, was overseer/instructor in the New Hampshire State Prison furniture shop c. 1895-1912, Concord, NH, where this chair is believed to have been made.
- Credit Line:
- Gift of Paulita Twomey
- People:
- Clark, Paulita (1903- ), O'Connor, William
- Subjects:
- Chairs, Wicker furniture
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