Guide to the Palace of Westminster . m its plain prototype. The legs of the Chair, rest-ing upon four lions couchant, have pinnacled buttresses oneach side, those at the back being, of course, considerablyhigher than the front ones. The arms are boldly moulded, andin the sunken panels beneath them are lions passant. Onmoulded capitals above the pinnacles to the back legs a lionand unicorn are seated holding scrolls. The back of theChair is gabled, of lofty pitch; and within it, in a circle, is aquatrefoiled ornament of eight points, having in the centre themonogram entwined by a cord. A b
Guide to the Palace of Westminster . m its plain prototype. The legs of the Chair, rest-ing upon four lions couchant, have pinnacled buttresses oneach side, those at the back being, of course, considerablyhigher than the front ones. The arms are boldly moulded, andin the sunken panels beneath them are lions passant. Onmoulded capitals above the pinnacles to the back legs a lionand unicorn are seated holding scrolls. The back of theChair is gabled, of lofty pitch; and within it, in a circle, is aquatrefoiled ornament of eight points, having in the centre themonogram entwined by a cord. A broad border sur-rounds the square part of the back of the Chair, on which are,alternately, large and brilliant egg-shaped pieces of rockcrystal, and lions within quatrefoils enamelled. The addition Page Forty-eight. of crystals as enrichments to the Throne is a peculiarly happyidea, as the effect and the sparkling brilliancy they impart isresplendent. Within this border are the Royal Arms of Eng-land, worked in embroidery on THE STATE CHAJR \ It may be noted here that, on those occasions when all thedoors separating the Upper and Lower Chambers are open, theKing, from his I hrone in the House of Lords, is able to see theSpeaker in his chair in the I louse of Commons. Page horty-nine. The Chair for the Queen is exactly the same in all particu-lars, excepting that it is one inch lower, and the quatref oiledornament on the back has in the centre a rose instead of amonogram. The State Chairs on each side are exactly alike in form details. The backs are circular-headed, the velvetbeing embroidered with a Royal Ducal coronet. The cushionsto the seats are of crimson velvet, richly embroidered. As every portion of the Throne and the Chairs is gilded someidea may be formed of their splendid appearance; and, stand- .ing under a canopy of the richest design, glowing with goldand colours, they produce a magnificent effect. The Footstools to the Throne are of oblong sha
Size: 1355px × 1844px
Photo credit: © The Reading Room / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No
Keywords: ., bookcentury1900, bookdecade1910, bookidguidetopalac, bookyear1911
