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| The Prince Albert Chair English, 1851 The Victoria & Albert Museum |
The porcelain plaque depicts the Prince Consort and serves as a reminder of his tireless work in the planning the Great Exhibition. Further homage to the Prince comes from carved emblems such as the lion, rose, shamrock and thistle on the back of the chair.
This is the work of Henry Eyles who displayed the chair with other examples of his work in Class XXVI (Furniture). Eyles was an upholsterer in Bath with premises at 31 Broad Street whose work was received favorable by the Queen and her consort.
2 comments:
What a stunning chair!! Okay, this has now moved to the top of the "want" list from the V&A yard sale! I wonder if it would look out of place in my little house? :)
I'm sorry, Shawn, you'll have to arm-wrestle me for this chair when the V&A has its jumble. Bertie wants to sit in it. His argument is that "Bertie" could be a nickname for Albert. I reminded him that his proper name is "Bertram," but he's unmoved by my argument.
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