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1932_18_1a-ChildsChair

Child’s Chair

​Small child’s chair with split-wood woven seat and two rungs in back. Late 19th century child’s chair

Object number: 1932.18.1

Dimensions: 21” high; 11” deep; 14-1/2” wide at front of seat

Estimated age: circa 1860.



What visitors say

Thank you so much for leading us on a guided tour of the Joel Lane House! I had no idea that the kitchen was separate from the main house, and how different the two are. I had always assumed that the most dangerous job for a slave was in the fields, but your expertise showed me that the kitchen (because of the heat and potential for fire) was actually the most dangerous for a slave woman…

Maggie