Prayer stand
Category
Furniture
Date
circa 1850
Materials
Oak, textile
Measurements
128 cm (H); 155 cm (W); 47.5 cm (D)
Place of origin
Belgium
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Speke Hall, Merseyside
NT 1195782
Summary
An oak prayer stool, probably Belgium, mid 19th century incorporating earlier elements. Constructed using church pew ends, the padded upright flanked by narrow panels carved with stylised floral motif and surmounted by fleur de lys. Rectangular padded base on block supports, upholstered.
Provenance
Speke Hall and its contents were bequeathed, as a secondary devise, to the National Trust by Adelaide Watt (d.1921) in 1943. Speke was initially bequeathed to the Norris family (who built the original house during the 16th century). It was then leased to Liverpool City Council and later to the Museums Department of Merseyside County Council. The National Trust took over direct management of the house and its contents in 1986.