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table, dining

human history
  • Other Name

    Auckland Lyceum Club dining table

  • Description

    dining table from, Auckland Lyceum Club, Smith & Caughey building

    plain wooden table; legs and sides painted black

  • Place
    [New Zealand]
  • Associated Place

    Auckland/New Zealand

  • Accession Number
    1994.112
  • Other Id

    col.3591 (colonial)

  • Department

    History

    Social History

Images and documents

Artefact

  • Credit Line
    Collection of Auckland Museum Tāmaki Paenga Hira, Col.3591
  • Primary Maker

     unknown (Furniture maker)

  • Place
    [New Zealand]
  • Date
    [1940s-1950s]
  • Associated Notes

    dining table: part of dining room table and chair set in use at Auckland Lyceum Club until 1994

    The Auckland Women's Club formed in 1919 for "women of intellect and ability", affiliated with the Lyceum Club, London in 1922. In 1928 the club moved to new purpose made premises in Smith & Caughey, Queen Street, Auckland. With a falling membership and increased rental these premises in the 1990s.

  • Associated Person

     Lyceum Club (Furniture maker)

  • Associated Place

    Auckland/New Zealand

  • Associated Date
    1920s-1994
  • Media

    wood/plant material

  • Measurement Description
    710mm x 910mm x 880mm (h x w x d)
  • Measurement Reading

    710 x 910 x 880mm

  • Subject Category

    women in history

    Auckland Lyceum Club/community organisations

  • Classification

    Table, Dining

    Table

    Support Furniture

    Furniture

    02 Furnishings

  • Last Update
    15 May 2023
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