Colin Brand Antiques has dated this piece to the 1850s.
98cm high.
Correction Chairs are also known as the Astley Cooper Chairs. It was the invention of Sir Astley Paston Cooper (1768-1841), a surgeon and anatomist.
Good posture meant keeping a straight back and upright head, and moving in a dignified and elegant way. It was considered very important, partly for medical reasons but also for discipline.
These chairs were often found in the corner of a Victorian classroom or nursery. When children were naughty it was seen as a good form of punishment. The child would be made to sit on the chair for a long period of time. It would have been quite uncomfortable and having a small seat there would not be space to fidget or slouch. They would have to stay in a bolt upright position, if not they would have fallen off.
Colin Brand Antiques has dated this piece to the 1850s.
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Victorian Child's Correction Chair
