Coronation Chair
The English coronation chair in oak, made to hold the Stone of Scone beneath its seat.
Edward I had the chair made for Westminster Abbey after taking the Stone of Scone from Scotland in 1296. Almost every English and British monarch has been crowned in it since the 14th century, most recently Charles III in 2023.
Materials: Oak, originally gilded and painted
Manufacture: Joined in oak, gilded and painted by the court painter.
The tall Gothic back with a gable like a church front.
The space beneath the seat that held the Stone of Scone; the lions below are 18th-century.