Two-sided Chair

Jacobite

A two-sided chair with an embroidered velvet seat said to have been used by Prince Charles Edward Stuart (1720 - 1788). The embroidered inscription reads “August 23 1745 Prince Charles Edward stayed the first night of his march to Inverness with John and Jean Cameron at Fassiefern by Kinlochiel”. Three white feathers in a crown and a white rose are embroidered.

Material: wood, velvet, silk

Size: L 930 mm x W 770 mm x D 490 mm

Sources: West Highland Museum