The Original Glastonbury Chair

Since I live only an hour or so from Wells, I was able to visit the Bishop's Palace in Wells and measure the original Glastonbury Chair. 

Each of these thumbnails here are a link to the large photo. 


Debbie outside the Bishop's Palace gate. (115kb)

 

The original Glastonbury chair. (132kb) An angled view of the original chair. (140kb)
The height of the seat from the floor. (171kb)

 

The width of the chair seat, side rails, and pegs (left edge). (145kb) The width on the right edge. (149kb)
The length of the seat side rail.  (200kb)

 

The length between the pegs on the arm.  (157kb) The length of the arm. (137kb)
The width of the chair back, from the left edge of the peg. (135kb)

 

The height of the chair back. (112kb) The length of the seat side rail.   (167kb)
Another shot of the height of the chair back. (120kb) The length of the long side of the leg.  (115kb)   A nice side view, from the left, showing the carving on the outside of the right arm (as you sit in it).  (175kb)

 

A view of the carving on the inside of the left arm. (178kb) A good shot of the back, showing the carving on the back and on the top rail. (125kb) 

 

A view of the carving on the inside of the right arm.  (171kb)
A nice view of the right side, showing the carving on the outside of the left arm (as you sit in it).  (198kb).

 

A view of the carving on the inside of the right arm.  (174kb) Another shot. (191kb) 
A view of the back, showing the width. (121kb) A nice shot of the carving and carving size on the back. (221kb)

 

A view of the repair done on the left seat side rail.  (125kb)
The pin through the peg at the top of the arm.   (126kb) A good view of the back (of the back). (125kb)

 

A close up of the bottom left joint on the back. (161kb)
Another close up showing how the back board floats in channels in the back side rails and back bottom rail. (235kb)

 

A close up of the top left joint on the back. (194kb) A close up of the bottom right joint on the back. (174kb)
A close up of the legs, showing the grooves cut in the legs, and the crossing peg. (149kb) A side view. (217kb) A close up view from the inside of the bottom left joint on the back, showing the damage. (156kb)

 

The back, showing the carving and dimensions.  (173kb)

 

The width dimension of the front carving on the back board. (157kb) The height dimension of the front carving on the back board. (192kb)
The height dimension of the carving on the back of the back board. (178kb) A close up of the seat, showing how it floats in a groove in the seat side rails. (147kb) Not a very good shot of the pin, but a good shot of the additional grooves in the legs, and seat front. (71kb)

 

A better shot of the pin dimensions. (119kb) The inside of the left pair of legs (as you look at the chair). (152kb)

 

The inside of the right pair of legs. (187kb)
The underneath of the seat, showing the left rear joint (as you sit in the chair). (104kb)

 

A close up of the underneath of the seat front, showing the imperfection of the seat board, and the groove in the seat side rail. (160kb) A close up of the underneath of the seat, showing the right rear joint (as you sit in the chair). (103kb)
The complete view of the underside of the seat. (86kb)

 

A close up of the back board carving and the top rail carving. (125kb) A close up of the carving on the outside of the back side rails. (206kb)
A close up of the carving on the outside of the seat side rails.  (138kb)

 

The outside of the Bishop's Palace. (104kb) Peter, outside the gatehouse of the Bishop's Palace. (171kb)

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