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Chair by Thomas Hyde, 19th century

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

Story by Douglas Lloyd Jenkins and Lucy Hammonds, published 16 May 2014.