The museum collection features an armchair upholstered in black dermatin. The backrest is rectangular and has a narrow carved wooden frame. It is connected by eight chiseled rails with carved back posts that merge into the rear four-sided legs. The back posts are connected from above by a chiseled top rail supporting the structure. The seat is trapezoidal in shape and has springs. The front side of the apron, or connecting bar, is decorated with carvings. The armrests are also carved, end in scrolls in front, and have soft pads in the middle. They are connected to the seat by chiseled supports. The front legs are also chiseled. The wooden parts are tinted black.

Legend has is, this chair belonged to Vera Vasilyevna Kashkadamova, a friend of the Ulyanov family.

Vera Vasilyevna was born in the city of Sengiley, Simbirsk province, in 1858. At the age of 16, she graduated with honors from the Simbirsk Mariinsky Gymnasium. Then she enrolled in Higher Women’s courses in Kazan. After graduation, she aspired to teach and turned to Ilya Ulyanov. At that moment, Ilya Nikolaevich was the director of public schools and agreed to become her mentor. He also gave her a position as a teacher at the women’s school No. 5.

In 1896, thanks to V.V. Kashkadamova, the second in Russia Sunday school for girls was opened, which was eventually transformed into a two-grade college. Under her leadership, evening courses were also created for those who graduated from a two-year college.

In addition to her teaching activities, V.V. Kashkadamova was a member of the pedagogical section of the provincial and city departments of education, chairwoman of the district methodological association, head of two-year pedagogical courses. She also organized an adult literacy center at the school.