| Description | Colour postcard of the Coronation Chair in the Chapel of St Edward, Westminster Abbey. Behind the chair, a medieval stone screen separates the chapel from the Sanctuary. To the right of the chair stand the State sword and shield. The caption on the reverse of the card reads: 'The Coronation Chair. Constructed by Master Walter of Durham to the order of Edward I to hold the Stone of Scone which he had brought from Scotland in 1296. With two exceptions every English sovereign has been crowned in it, including H.M. Queen Elizabeth II on June 2nd, 1953'. Postcard published by J. Arthur Dixon in the Natural Colour Photogravure series. |