CHAIR

Description: ROSEWOOD FRAMED CHAIR WITH AN ORNATELY DESIGNED BACK WITH AN EMBLEM IN THE CENTRE, REPRESENTING LONG LIFE AND HAPPINESS. CHAIR HAS A PLAIN SEAT AND AN ARM ON EACH SIDE. CHAIR HAS ONE CUSHION ON THE BOTTOM OF THE SEAT, THAT HAS A RED SILK COVER. RED FABRIC HAS A DESIGN WITH BAMBOO SHOOTS AND LEAVES OVER ENTIRE SURFACE. CUSHION AND WOOD FRAME ARE IN EXCELLENT CONDITION. CUSHION LABELED INSIDE ZIPPER. CHAIR IDENTICAL TO P19970061003-GA.

History: SOFA AND CHAIR SET WAS IMPORTED FROM HONG KONG TO LETHBRIDGE IN THE 1970'S. DONOR'S FORMER HUSBAND, DR. CHI CHE ONG AU, WAS BORN IN CHINA AND MOVED FROM TAIWAN TO THE UNITED STATES IN 1964 TO TRAIN IN MEDICINE. MOVED TO LETHBRIDGE AND HAS BEEN A PHYSICIAN AT THE HAIG CLINIC FROM 1968 TO PRESENT (1998). JENNY WORKED AS A NURSE. THEY HAD 3 CHILDREN, SAM AU (PH.D MICRO BIOLOGY), DICK AU (DOCTOR IN EDMONTON AT THE UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL), AND PEGGY AU (TEACHER AT WINSTON). RED COVERS ARE ORIGINAL, AND BLUE COVERS WERE MADE BY JENNY. ACCORDING TO DONOR EMBLEMS IN THE WOOD REPRESENT A LONG LIFE AND HAPPINESS. *UPDATE* IN 2018, COLLECTIONS ASSISTANT ELISE PUNDYK CONDUCTED A SURVEY OF BOXED TEXTILE ARTIFACTS INCLUDING CUSHIONS THAT WERE PART OF THE FURNITURE SET DONATED BY CHEICH MIN (JENNY) AU. AS OF DATE OF UPDATE, ATTEMPTS MADE TO CONTACT THE DONOR'S NEXT-OF-KIN WERE UNSUCCESSFUL.