Identity area
Reference code
Butler/Section 11 (XI)/XI.9
Unique identifier
GB 275 Butler/Section 11 (XI)/XI.9
Title
Chair
Date(s)
Level of description
File
Extent and medium
1 item artefact
Context area
Name of creator
Repository
Archival history
Immediate source of acquisition or transfer
Uncertain. Deposited in Library c.2013 [possibly from Master's Lodge?]. Plaque reads 'Gift of Jonathan Cape Limited 1967', but the item is not mentioned in the Council Minutes or Furniture Committee Minutes for 1967-68.
Content and structure area
Scope and content
Wooden chair with cane seat, upholstered arms and casters on feet. A brass plaque mounted on the seat front reads 'Samuel Butler's Chair 1835-1902. Gift of Jonathan Cape Limited 1967.'