Adjustable wooden examination chair, 1893-1925
Dublin Core
Title
Adjustable wooden examination chair, 1893-1925
Subject
Dentistry
Ophthalmology
Wood
Abstract
Wood, metal, and leather examination chair, likely used in dentistry or ophthalmology. Chair has wooden frame with design flourishes and leather-covered round seat. Seat rotates to raise or lower height to fit patients of different sizes. Rear of chair has metal rods that attach to adjustable head rest. Head rest is "u" shaped with leather padding on left and right sides.
Creator
W. D. Allison Company
Date Created
1893-1925
Rights
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Is Part Of
Warren Anatomical Museum: 21577
Format
object
Extent
1 chair
Medium
Medical Equipment
Type
physical object
Identifier
Warren Anatomical Museum Catalog Number: 21577
Provenance
This examination chair was created by the W. D. Allison Company between 1893 and 1925. It was owned by William C. Cooley, who acquired it from Arthur Coyne, a Northampton, Massachusetts ophthalmologist, in 1962 when Cooley purchased his ophthalmology practice. In 2015, Cooley donated the chair to the Warren Anatomical Museum.
Still Image Item Type Metadata
Original Format
Chair
Physical Dimensions
68 W x 84 D x 127 H cm
Files
Collection
Citation
W. D. Allison Company
, “Adjustable wooden examination chair, 1893-1925,” OnView, accessed September 17, 2024, https://collections.countway.harvard.edu/onview/index.php/items/show/13704.