A Curious Mobilier of the 15th Century: Part One

Some furniture forms are so practical that they exist from antiquity through to today. Set a three-legged stool before an Egyptian of the third millenia BCE, a citizen of the first century Han Dynasty, and any person of today and they will immediately recognize the form and function. But other mobilier fit niches in time... Continue Reading →

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Glastonbury Chairs: Ecclesiastic Faldstools of the early sixteenth century

Overview Among my earliest projects of researching and reproducing medieval furniture were a pair of faldstools in the ‘Glastonbury’ style, based on the two extant examples constructed circa 1530 and now residing in Wells, Somerset, England. The extant chairs are believed to be based on earlier examples witnessed in Rome circa 1500. These faldstools were... Continue Reading →

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A Curious Mobilier of the 15th Century: Part One

Glastonbury Chairs: Ecclesiastic Faldstools of the early sixteenth century

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