Prince of Wales Investiture Chair
Prince of Wales Investiture Chair
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Prince of Wales Investiture Chair
Designed by Lord Snowdon for the investiture of Prince Charles on 1 July 1969. The chairs were made for seating guests inside Caernarfon Castle.
The frame is made from steamed beech and the seat and back of preformed plywood veneered with olive ash. The whole is stained vermilion and sealed with a clear acid catalyst lacquer. The fabric is Welsh flannel made by David Lewis Limited of Cambrian Mills in Drefach Lelindre. The chairs were made at Remploy factories in Treforest and Wrexham.
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