Coronation stool
Category
Furniture
Date
1902
Materials
Beech, cane
Measurements
44 x 42.5 x 29 cm
Place of origin
England
Order this imageCollection
Lanhydrock, Cornwall
NT 883129
Summary
A beech stool used in Westminster Abbey at the Coronation of King Edward VII and Queen Alexandra on 9 August 1902. With rectangular cane seat and turned tapering legs joined by multiple stretchers, stamped E.R VII (with crown) CORONATION.
Provenance
Acquired during transfer of the house to the National Trust in 1953.
Marks and inscriptions
Underside of seat rail: E.R VII (with crown) CORONATION