commode
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| Nom de l'objet : | commode |
| Classification de l'objet : | man-made artefact |
| Catégorie de l'objet : | building furnishings |
| Sous-catégorie de l'objet : | furniture |
| Discipline : | decorative arts history |
| Matériaux : | wood metal varnish ? |
| Technique de fabrication : | handcrafted sawn carved varnished ? planed |
| Numéro de catalogue : | 2003.34.1 |
| Province d'origine : | Newfoundland and Labrador pre-confederation Newfoundland |
| Pays d'origine : | Canada Dominion of Newfoundland |
| Continent d'origine : | North America |
| Province d'utilisation : | Newfoundland and Labrador pre-confederation Newfoundland |
| Pays d'utilisation : | Canada Dominion of Newfoundland |
| Culture : | Canadian pre-confederation Newfoundland |
| Secteur géo-culturel : | North American |
| Contexte culturel : | toilet facilities |
| Date de fin de production : | c 1900 |
| Période : | early 20th century |
| Description : | This large, handmade, wooden chair has two arm rests and a back. The centre of the chair back is made of three wide vertical slats. The top of the back is cut in a decorative shape. The seat has a removable cover with two metal hinges. A pan or bucket would have been placed under the seat. |
| Commentaires : | Such a chair was probably a luxury in the early twentieth century. With the seat closed it would have looked like an ordinary armchair, and fit inconspicuously into a room. It may have been made for an elderly or bedridden person, who would have needed the chair arms for support. In the early twentieth century, few people in rural Newfoundland and Labrador had the money to purchase furniture. Instead, most made their own. Because the furniture was made by ordinary people, its form was influenced by the skill, ingenuity, and imagination of the person making it. Pieces of furniture were often built according to what wood was available to work with, and generally locally grown wood was used. Slats from wooden crates were also saved for furniture making. Many pieces of furniture were designed using templates of wood, cardboard, or paper. Often these templates were passed down through generations, and were modified to fit particular fashions and circumstances. |
| Fonctions : | This chair was used as a toilet. |
| Hauteur : | 95 |
| Largeur : | 56.5 |
| Unité de mesure linéaire : | cm |
| Nombre d'objets : | 1 |
| Nombre de parties composantes : | 1 |
| Nom des parties composantes : | chair |
| Objets associés : | see also 2003.1.49a-d |
| Établissement : | Durrell Museum |
| Ville de l'établissement : | Durrell |
| Province de l'établissement : | Newfoundland and Labrador |
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