Coronation chair
Category
Furniture
Date
1936
Materials
Limed oak, textile
Measurements
85 x 49.5 x 38.5 cm
Place of origin
England
Order this imageCollection
Ickworth, Suffolk
NT 850164.2
Summary
One of a pair of limed oak coronation chairs, English, 1936 The seat and back upholstered in a faded turquoise velvet and embroidered in gold-coloured thread on the back 'G VI R' surmounted by a crown in red and gold. Raised on square section tapered legs.
Provenance
Part of the Bristol Collection. Acquired by the National Trust in 1956 under the auspices of the National Land Fund, later the National Heritage Memorial Fund.
Marks and inscriptions
G VI R