Lectern
Henry Harlow (fl. circa 1670)
Category
Furniture
Date
1673
Materials
Carved oak
Measurements
150 x 76 x 109 cm
Place of origin
England
Order this imageCollection
Ham House, Surrey
NT 1139685.2
Summary
A Lectern, one of a pair, circa 1670. The front supports with foliage carving, on bracket feet, each terminated by a lion's head and surmounted by a scroll, joined to the top by a carved rectangular board with a garland of fruits and ribbons. The reading desk fitted with silk velvet and gold braid.
Provenance
The English joiner Henry Harlow succeeded to Thomas Carter in the 1670s for flooring and decorative carving works in Ham House. In 1673, he supplied panelling, pews, desks and the present pair of lecterns to the Chapel. Acquired in 1948 by HM Government when Sir Lyonel, 4th Bt (1854 – 1952) and Sir Cecil Tollemache, 5th Bt (1886 – 1969) presented Ham House to the National Trust, and entrusted to the care of the Victoria & Albert Museum, until 1990, when returned to the care of the National Trust, and to which ownership was transferred in 2002.
Makers and roles
Henry Harlow (fl. circa 1670), joiner
References
Rowell 2013: Christopher Rowell (ed.), Ham House, 400 Years of Collecting and Patronage, Yale University Press, New Haven & London 2013, 68-69