Concept
Chairs for people with disabilities
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An invalid being drawn through a garden in an early wheelchair, called the 'voiture de malade'. Lithograph, 1830/1860?.
Date: [1830/1860?]Reference: 568331i
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Merlin's mechanical chair for the elderly or infirm: the design incorporates hand-cranks, wheels, gears and an adjustable back and footrest. Coloured etching with aquatint, 1811.
Date: [1811]Reference: 568341i
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Royal patent adjustable invalid chair, shown in horizontal and upright positions. Coloured etching, 1810.
Date: Nov 1st 1810Reference: 568345i
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An invalid strapped into a special chair, next to him is a table full of medicine bottles. Coloured lithograph.
Reference: 11881i
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A chair designed for use by the deaf, incorporating a hearing device. Engraving with etching, 1770/1830?.
Date: 1770/[1830?]Reference: 568322i