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Chair - From the coronation of Queen Elizabeth II, 1953

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Unique IDCC-000080Source system ID1991.022DateBetween 1st January 1953 and 31st December 1953Date qualifieryear onlyMediumWoodFabric DescriptionMahogany chair with velvet fabric made by W Hilliam Hands and Sons, High Wycombe for the coronation of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II at Westminster Abbey, London, 1953. Allocated to Lord Fraser of North Cape who donated the chair to the people of Sydney in gratuitude for the generosity of the people of Sydney during his term of office as commander-in-chief of the British Pacific Fleet during World War II.Author/creatorWilliam Hands and SonSpecial citationChair made for the coronation of Queen Elizabeth II, 1953. City of Sydney Civic Collection.Height (in cm)84Width (in cm)48.5Depth (in cm)39TypeCivicHistory

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Chair - From the coronation of Queen Elizabeth II, 1953