Deportment Chair
Maker
Unknown
(American)
Datec. 1835
MediumFruitwood
Dimensions37 × 11 1/2 × 12 3/4 inches (94 × 29.2 × 32.4 cm)
Credit LineBequest of Florence Hale Cantacuzene.
Object number1985.6.72.1
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CopyrightThe images and text contained on this page are owned by Telfair Museums or used by the Museum with permission from the owners. Unauthorized reproduction, transmission or display of these materials is prohibited with the exception of items deemed “fair use” as defined by U.S. and international copyright laws.Label TextThese deportment, or correction, chairs are also known as the Astley Cooper chairs. They were designed by Sir Astley Paston Cooper (1768-1841), a surgeon and anatomist, to correct faulty posture in children.