The nursing pioneer used the customised wheelchair following her return from the Crimean War.
Made from mahogany and iron, the customised chair was used by the nursing reformer to move around her home after she fell ill while in the Crimea.The medical reformer used the wheelchair after an illness left her bedridden
It was during this time that she founded the world's first secular nursing school in London, as well as writing the care guide Notes on Nursing. Nightingale died in 1910 at the age of 90.The Baltimore university recently restored the chair and is willing to donate it to the Florence Nightingale Museum.
David Green, director of the Florence Nightingale Museum, said the opportunity to bring the "iconic" wheelchair to London "must not be missed". "It's now time for us to pull together and bring this piece of history home to the UK, where it can play its part in inspiring others, giving further representation and recognition of those with disabilities within our collections and storytelling.
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