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  • Object number
    53/53
  • Description
    This 'dug-out' type chair originally came from Shropshire. It was constructed using the natural hollow of an elm tree trunk to form the shape of the back and the arm rests. It is thought to have been made between 1760 and 1850.
  • Physical description
    1 chair: wood (elm); fair condition
  • Production date
    1760 - 1850
  • Object name
    Chair
  • Material
    Wood
  • Associated subject
    CRAFTS : wood-working
    Chair making
    DOMESTIC AND FAMILY LIFE : furnishing
  • External document
    • L:\MERL\Objects\JISC 2012\60 series negatives\60_93.tif - High resolution image
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