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Image of Windsor style lecture chair with writing arm, 1890-1930
1968.4426.3
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Windsor style lecture chair with writing arm, 1890-1930

This side-arm school chair was used from 1907-1908 at the Holy Names Academy located in the Capitol Hill neighborhood of Seattle. The Holy Names Academy, established in 1888, is one of the oldest schools in Washington state. A Catholic private all-girls college-preparatory high school, it is located in the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Seattle and governed by a Board of Trustees and the Sisters of the Holy Names.
ID Number: 1968.4426.3
Date: 1890-1930
Physical Description: 1 Chair, Windsor; maple wood, birch, paint, varnish; 38.75 in.H x 23 in.W x 23.75 in.D
Credit: MOHAI, 1968.4426.3
Subjects: Furniture, Education, Religion and Spirituality

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