Antique Jimmy Possum Chair from Tasmania, Circa 1895

A Jimmy Possum chair, Tasmania, circa 1895, of typical…
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A Jimmy Possum chair, Tasmania, circa 1895, of typical construction from Australian Eucalypt, with a spindle back and slab seat, the legs jointed through to form the arm rests, 62 cm wide, x 45 cm deep, 112 cm high. provenance: Private Collection Melbourne. Note: In Tasmania, the name 'Jimmy Possum' is used to refer both to this type of chair and to a particular or apocryphal chair maker working in the Deloraine area in the north of the state in the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries. It is probable that the name 'Jimmy Possum' represents a number of bush craftsmen working in the area at that time, rather than any single individual. The chair is essentially a vernacular version of the well-known British Windsor chair. Contemporaneous makers of similar chairs in the area have been identified: William and George Larcombe (n.d.) and Michael Cook (c. 1860-1920), both of Deloraine

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