Highchair
Frank Hadfield
Category
Childcare objects
Date
circa 1875
Materials
Wood and metal
Measurements
410 mm (width); 985 mm (height); 557 mm (depth)
Place of origin
Chapel-en-le-Frith
Order this imageCollection
Sudbury Hall Museum of Childhood, Derbyshire
NT 661025
Summary
A child's dark wooden high chair which can convert into a rocking chair (circa 1875) The upper half of the chair has four turned spindles between the top and middle rails of the chair back, with a further rail below. The semi-circular tray rises on hinges attached to the arms. The central panel of the seat is perforated in a star shape. Both the upper front and back legs are shaped and each has a turned wooden stretcher between them. The back stretcher is partially out. There is a shaped footrest between the upper front legs. There are two turned stretchers on both the front and back lower legs. Between the upper back legs is a hinged metal lever with spring attached. When the lever is released, it moves the metal 'cogs' at the top of the lower front and back legs, transforming the high chair into a rocking chair.
Makers and roles
Frank Hadfield, maker