Coronation chair
Category
Furniture
Date
1911
Materials
Mahogany, leather seat
Measurements
94.5 x 46.5 x 42.5 cm
Place of origin
England
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Lanhydrock, Cornwall
NT 882872.1
Summary
One of a pair of mahogany chairs used by Viscount and Viscountess Clifden at the Coronation of George V and Queen Mary on 22 June 1911. Each has a pierced vase splat, drop-in seat and square legs joined by stretchers. Handwritten labels are tied to the underside of each seat '250 / Viscount Clifden' and '261 / Viscountess Clifden' and a label nailed to the back seat rail of each chair '250' and '261' respectively. Each chair is stamped on the back seat rail 'CORONATION GR V with a small crown. Each chair is stamped by a different maker, this one by B NORTH & SONS, WEST WYCOMBE.
Provenance
Acquired on transfer of the house to the National Trust in 1953.
Marks and inscriptions
Underside of back seat rail: CORONATION GR V (with crown) B NORTH & SONS WEST WYCOMBE Label tied to seat webbing: 250 / Viscount Clifden