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Melbourne Legacy
Furniture - Chair, President's Chair, 1955
This hand carved President’s Chair was presented by Legatees from the Melbourne Club and groups in 1955. It was made in memory of the Founder of Legacy, Legatee Stan Savige who had passed away in May 1954. Melbourne Legacy keeps the chair on display in the main reception foyer on Level 1.A record of the respect held by Legatees towards Legatee Stan Savige that they wished to honour him by providing a President's chair in his honour.Large wooden armchair with leather seat and back topped with the Legacy torch.Brass plaque engraved with "In memory of / Legatee Stan Savige / Founder / Melbourne Legacy 1923"presidents, chair -
Robin Boyd Foundation
Furniture - Chair, Jorge Ferrari-Hardoy, Antonio Bonet and Juan Kurchan, BKF Butterfly chair, 1946
These BFK Butterfly chairs were used in the living room in Robin Boyd's first family home in Camberwell. The BKF was originally designed in Argentina, later becoming popular throughout the world.A pair of BKF Butterfly chair. Black iron/steel. They have a canvas sling hung from the frame's highest points, creating a suspended seatwalsh st furnishings, robin boyd -
Robin Boyd Foundation
Furniture - Chair, Thonet
This is one of the original chairs that was used in the dining room.Thonet Bentwood chair, pale timber and pale wicker (811 Bentwood Cane Dining Chair)First of two such chairswalsh st furnishings, robin boyd -
Ballarat Clarendon College
Furniture, Carvers' chair
One of four carvers' chairs supplied by Old Collegians Association in 1925 for the newly erected Memorial Hall. In the 1970s these chairs were in use at the end of each table in MacFarland Dining Hall. Student chairs were similar shape but without crest or arms. Significant example of the generosity and involvement of the Old Collegians towards the establishment of the school post World War 1. The OC's supplied three carvers chairs, four dining tables and 40 regular chairs for the memorial Hall, also then known as the memorial Dining Hall. refer Mein's history p.85. Solid wood chair with arms and high back restInitials 'BC" carved at top of back restchair, ballarat-college, memorial-hall, 1925, old-collegians-association -
Yarrawonga and Mulwala Pioneer Museum
Wooden High Chair, Nursery -Wooden High Chair, 1924
Wooden High Chair - with barleysugar rails around seat area and an oval tray 4 curved legs with a leg restKeywords - High Chair Wooden -
Robin Boyd Foundation
Furniture - Chair, Grant Featherston, Prototype Relaxation Chair
These two chairs are Grant Featherston prototypes of the 1947 Relaxation Chairs. These chairs came from the Boyd family's Camberwell home (666 Riversdale Road, Camberwell, formerly 158 Riversdale Road) and were originally upholstered with webbing. The fixings were modified in the final product Relaxation chairs. Robin Boyd designed the Ivanhoe home of Grant and Mary Featherston (1967).Dark orange with black fine check woven wool. Nine self-covered buttons. Laminated timber legs and arms (no frame). Three visible timber pegs/bolts connect arms to the body.walsh st furnishings, robin boyd, grant featherston, ohm2022, ohm2022_33 -
Flagstaff Hill Maritime Museum and Village
Furniture - Chair, 1890s
These oak and rattan arm chairs were previously used in the old Warrnambool Museum and Art Gallery, opened on 29th July 1886 with Mr Joseph Archibald as Curator, demolished in 1960. Chairs are significant to local history as they were originally purchased for use in the Warrnambool Museum and Art Gallery. The chairs were part of the social and cultural history of WarrnamboolChair, oak wood arm chair (set of 9), cureved back with decorated wooden edges, shield carved into top and protective metal plates on top at rear. Padded leather seat studded at edge, over rattan cane seat. Rattan cane is stitched onto wooden frame through drilled holes. Front and side legs each have two spindles between them. back legs have one. Legs are turned and slightly cambriol. Some chairs have written on back leg "1486". Made in England, c. 1896Some of the chairs have hand written black pen on back leg "1486"flagstaff hill, warrnambool, shipwrecked-coast, flagstaff-hill, flagstaff-hill-maritime-museum, maritime-museum, shipwreck-coast, flagstaff-hill-maritime-village, chair, arm chair, rattan chair, warrnambool museum, warrnambool art gallery, 1890s chair, 19th century furniture, domestic furniture -
Hymettus Cottage & Garden
Chair, Chip carved chair
Chip carving was a popular hobby/pastime from the arts and crafts movement of the 1890s and remained a popular folk art until the 1920s.This is an example of a popular folk art hand-carved chair made in Australia in the early twentieth century.Hand-carved timber chair, by an unknown enthusiast in the Warrnambool area. Made using the 'chip carving' technique, with whorls and star design in relief on the seat. The timber finish has been given an ebonised tone. Chip carvings -
Ballarat Diocesan Historical Commission
chair, Irish National Foresters president's chair
Beginning in 1877 as a breakaway from the Ancient Order of Foresters the Irish National Foresters were established in Australia before 1890. By 1914 the INF had spread worldwide and with a quarter of a million members in over 1,000 branches. The Ballarat branch whose presidential chair the image is of was Branch No 20.Irish National Foresters Branch No 20 in gilt shadowed signwriting on pediment. -
Queenscliffe Maritime Museum
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Alleged captain's chair from SS "Time". Wrecked on Corsair Rock on 23/8/1949Swivel chair with cast iron basess time, chair, corsair rock -
Rutherglen Historical Society
Chair
The councillors chair for the last Rutherglen Shire CouncilDark tanned leather upholstered wooden chair with one piece curved arms and backchair, rutherglen shire council -
Rutherglen Historical Society
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The councillors chair for the last Rutherglen Shire CouncilDark tanned leather upholstered wooden chair with one piece curved arms and backchair, rutherglen shire council -
Rutherglen Historical Society
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The councillors chair for the last Rutherglen Shire CouncilDark tanned leather upholstered wooden chair with one piece curved arms and backchair, rutherglen shire council -
Rutherglen Historical Society
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The councillors chair for the last Rutherglen Shire CouncilDark tanned leather upholstered wooden chair with one piece curved arms and backchair, rutherglen shire council -
Rutherglen Historical Society
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The councillors chair for the last Rutherglen Shire CouncilDark tanned leather upholstered wooden chair with one piece curved arms and backchair, rutherglen shire council -
Rutherglen Historical Society
Chair
The councillors chair for the last Rutherglen Shire CouncilDark tanned leather upholstered wooden chair with one piece curved arms and backchair, rutherglen shire council -
Rutherglen Historical Society
Chair
The councillors chair for the last Rutherglen Shire CouncilDark tanned leather upholstered wooden chair with one piece curved arms and backchair, rutherglen shire council -
Rutherglen Historical Society
Chair
The councillors chair for the last Rutherglen Shire CouncilDark tanned leather upholstered wooden chair with one piece curved arms and backchair, rutherglen shire council -
Rutherglen Historical Society
Chair
The councillors chair for the last Rutherglen Shire CouncilDark tanned leather upholstered wooden chair with one piece curved arms and backchair, rutherglen shire council -
Rutherglen Historical Society
Chair
The councillors chair for the last Rutherglen Shire CouncilDark tanned leather upholstered wooden chair with one piece curved arms and backchair, rutherglen shire council -
Rutherglen Historical Society
Chair
The councillors chair for the last Rutherglen Shire CouncilDark tanned leather upholstered wooden chair with one piece curved arms and backchair, rutherglen shire council -
Rutherglen Historical Society
Chair
The councillors chair for the last Rutherglen Shire CouncilDark tanned leather upholstered wooden chair with one piece curved arms and backchair, rutherglen shire council -
Rutherglen Historical Society
Chair
The councillors chair for the last Rutherglen Shire CouncilDark tanned leather upholstered wooden chair with one piece curved arms and backchair, rutherglen shire council -
Rutherglen Historical Society
Chair
The councillors chair for the last Rutherglen Shire CouncilDark tanned leather upholstered wooden chair with one piece curved arms and backchair, rutherglen shire council -
Rutherglen Historical Society
Chair
The councillors chair for the last Rutherglen Shire CouncilDark tanned leather upholstered wooden chair with one piece curved arms and backchair, rutherglen shire council -
Rutherglen Historical Society
Chair
The councillors chair for the last Rutherglen Shire CouncilDark tanned leather upholstered wooden chair with one piece curved arms and backchair, rutherglen shire council -
Rutherglen Historical Society
Chair
The councillors chair for the last Rutherglen Shire CouncilDark tanned leather upholstered wooden chair with one piece curved arms and backchair, rutherglen shire council -
Rutherglen Historical Society
Chair
The councillors chair for the last Rutherglen Shire CouncilDark tanned leather upholstered wooden chair with one piece curved arms and backchair, rutherglen shire council -
Rutherglen Historical Society
Chair
The councillors chair for the last Rutherglen Shire CouncilDark tanned leather upholstered wooden chair with one piece curved arms and backchair, rutherglen shire council -
Rutherglen Historical Society
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The councillors chair for the last Rutherglen Shire CouncilDark tanned leather upholstered wooden chair with one piece curved arms and backchair, rutherglen shire council