Sujet

The Chair of State in the Robing Room at the Palace of Westminster, 1953. Creator: Arthur Charles Kirby Ware.

Légende

The Chair of State in the Robing Room at the Palace of Westminster, 1953. The chair of state in the sovereigns' robing room was one of the last important pieces of furniture to be supplied to the New Palace of Westminster. It is mentioned in a letter dated March 1869 from E.M. Barry (Charles Barry's son) to the furniture maker Crace regarding the gilding of the throne. It appears that Crace did gild parts of the throne but perhaps did not make the whole item. E.M. Barry probably designed the throne and seems to have taken inspiration from the chairs of state in the House of Lords Chamber and Napoleon's throne at Fontainebleau outside Paris, who tended to favour round backed chairs.

Date

1953

Crédit

Photo12/Heritage Images/Ware in the World

Notre référence

HRM26A16_251

Model release

NA

Property release

NA

Licence

Droits gérés

Format disponible

50.0Mo (4.1Mo) / 31.4cm x 39.9cm / 3707 x 4710 (300dpi)

Mots clés

building interior event architecture politics British color golden decoration decorative ornate palace gold political chair Gothic gilt Victorian century gilded Houses of Parliament Britain inside interior design furniture gilding concept decorated architectural style foot stool fifties 1950s interior decoration Colour foot rest 19th century Indoors footrest Neo-Gothic Gothic Revival throne 20th century nineteenth century Palace of Westminster Victorian Gothic coronation decade royal event royal family throne chair House of Windsor photograph object Queen Elizabeth II ACK Ware Elizabeth II Elizabeth II Alexandra Mary Barry Edward Middleton Barry Edward Princess Elizabeth Queen of Great Britain Queen of Britain (Windsor) Edward Middleton 19th-century E.M. Barry Edward M. Barry Edward Barry Robing Room Ware in the World Arthur Charles Kirby Ware Ware Arthur Charles Kirby Ware ACK Ware A.C.K. A.C.K. Ware A C K Ware Ware A C K Jock Ware Ware Jock Chair of State