Chair
A chair with a carved back and turned wooden feet, upholstered in brown, uncut moquette. It was part of the furniture of the Stromness Whaling Station on South Georgia, traditionally regarded as the suite sat on by Shackleton, Worsley and Crean after crossing the Island on 19 May 1916. See AAA3415 - AAA3420.
Object Details
| ID: | AAA3417 |
|---|---|
| Type: | Chair |
| Display location: | Not on display |
| Events: | Antarctic Exploration: Imperial Trans-Antarctic Expedition, 1914-1916 |
| Date made: | circa 1912 |
| People: | Shackleton, Ernest Henry; Worsley, Frank Arthur Crean, Tom |
| Credit: | National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London |
| Measurements: | Overall: 1118 mm x 483 mm x 483 mm |
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