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Arm chair & footstool (© V&A Picture Library)
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© V&A Picture Library

Arm chair & footstool

Artist: English

Location: Victoria and Albert Museum

Date: 1600 - 1663

Materials: wood, velvet

Dimensions: 127 cm

Grant:

Amount Paid: £550 (Total: £550)

Vendor: Board of Education

Review number: 641 (1928)

Provenance:
William Juxon, Archbishop of Canterbury (1582-1663); Sir William Juxon; Viscountess Fane; Mr Sands, Warwickshire; bequeathed to the Moreton-in-Marsh Hospital.

Description:
Chair upholstered in crimson velvet, thought to have been used by Charles I at his trial in Westminster Hall. Lower portion is an X-shape.

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