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1969 Prince of Wales Investiture chair - of Vermilion stained plywood with gilt Prince of Wales feather crest to back (used by the invited guests to the Prince of Wales Investiture at Caernarfon Castle 1st July 1969)
The prototype of the souvenir chair designed by Mr John Pound, prinicpal design officer with the Supplies Division of the Ministry of Public Buildings and works. 4,600 of these chairs were made in for seating guests inside Caernarfon Castle at the Investiture. It is estimated that 500 million people watched the ceremony on television.
Collection Area
Social & Cultural History
Item Number
F79.114.1
Creation/Production
Remploy Ltd
Pound, John
Date: 1969
Acquisition
Donation
Measurements
Height
(mm): 820
Width
(mm): 545
Depth
(mm): 470
Location
St Fagans Castle : Lord Plymouth bedroom
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