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Stick back chair
Stick chair made of oak and ash, from Treforest, south Wales, mid-1800s. The arms and back of the chair demonstrates how wood could be bent using basic tools. The wood was firstly shaped with a knife to make a thin section that would then be heated and bent using steam.
Four-legged stick back country armchair; solid wooden seat with legs and sticks socketed into seat; high back with sticks terminating into a comb.
Collection Area
Social & Cultural History
Item Number
F98.45
Acquisition
Donation, 9/9/1998
Measurements
Height
(cm): 99
Width
(cm): 60
Depth
(cm): 47
Weight
(kg): 6.7
Material
Elm
Ash (wood)
Location
Exhibit
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