Chair of the Month for January is for anyone who has made a New Year’s Resolution to have better posture!

Made in about 1790, it is a type of child’s chair known as a deportment chair or correction chair. The high, narrow, shiny seat meant that there was no slouching– or the child would slide off!

You can see this chair in Wycombe Museum’s permanent galleries. 

Chair of the Month is a partnership between Wycombe Museum wycombemuseum.org.uk and the Regional Furniture Society regional furnituresociety.org