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Kōrero: Crafts and applied arts

Chair by Thomas Hyde, 19th century

Chair by Thomas Hyde, 19th century

This simple chair was made by Thomas Hyde some time in the 19th century, after he immigrated to New Zealand. It is a good example of the basic craft skills Pākeha immigrants brought to New Zealand.

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MTG Hawke's Bay Tai Ahuriri

Reference: 51.124

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Douglas Lloyd Jenkins rāua ko Lucy Hammonds, Crafts and applied arts – Maritime and settler craft, Te Ara – the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, https://teara.govt.nz/mi/object/45267/chair-by-thomas-hyde-19th-century (accessed 4 June 2026).

He kōrero nā Douglas Lloyd Jenkins rāua ko Lucy Hammonds, i tāngia i te 16 May 2014.