Chair

Object/Artifact

-

St. Joseph Museums

Name/Title

Chair

Entry/Object ID

2014.2.1401

Description

Tranquilizer Chair/ wooden with chamber pot attached to seat long with leg and arm restraints. Developed by Benjamin Rush "Father of American Psychiatry" and for father signed Declaration of Independence.

Collection

Psychiatric Hospital Objects

Made/Created

Date made

1880

Lexicon

Nomenclature 4.0

Nomenclature Primary Object Term

Chair

Nomenclature Sub-Class

Seating Furniture

Nomenclature Class

Furniture

Nomenclature Category

Category 02: Furnishings

Dimensions

Height

44-1/2 in

Width

23 in

Depth

36 in

Material

Wood, IRON, Leather

Maintenance

Maintenance History

Date

May 21, 2015