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chair, wooden, heavily carved with image of Goldie painting on back based on "A Hot Day, painted by C F Goldie in 1901 which depicts Patara Te Tuhi Ngati Mahuta the painting is now in the collection of the Robert McDougall Art Gallery, Christchurch, see Roger Blackley's book on Goldie, pp87

Accession number: 2004.4.1 Last Update: 4 Aug 2025

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goldie chair

Place

Northland/New Zealand

Accession Number

2004.4.1

Accession Date

13 Jan 2004

Department

Applied Arts and Design

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The form of this chair is based on English Arts and Crafts movement promoter William Morris’ ‘Morris chair’ (or ‘easy chair with an adjustable back’) designed in the 1860s.

Variations of the type were popularised throughout England and America. This example moves away from the simplified Morris version with the additional carving representing Patara Te Tuhi Ngati Mahuta, based on Auckland painter Charles F. Goldie’s depiction of him in ‘A Hot Day’ of 1901.

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