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Office Chair

Item

Title

Rights

Image copyright: University of Canterbury, 2020

Type

Office chair (desk chairs, <chairs by function>, ... Furnishings and Equipment (hierarchy name))

Date

ca. 1890

Description

Wooden club chair with curved seat back and arms, brown studded leather upholstery, height adjustment mechanism and legs with castors. It is believed that this chair once belonged to Professor John Macmillan Brown, one of the foundation professors at Canterbury College.

Format

Wood: Leather: Metal

Extent

Height 860mm; Width 690mm; Depth approx. 620mm

Rights Holder

University of Canterbury

Subject

Teaching
Management
Administration

Owner

University of Canterbury

Collection

Department of Classics

Source

UC Canterbury College Heritage Collection.
Identified during Canterbury College Survey 2020-2022