Stadtholder’s chair

Gerrit Hutte, Pieter van Dijck (?–1757), The Hague, 1747, walnut, silk velvet, silk thread, silk

This chair was used by William IV when he presided over the Court of Justice in the Binnenhof at The Hague. The chairmaker Hutte and the woodcarver Van Dijck chose the most extreme Rococo style for this ceremonial chair. The back is crowned by the arms of Zeeland, Holland and West-Friesland and is embroidered with the stadtholder’s coat of arms.

  • Artwork typearmstoel, stadhoudersstoel
  • Object numberBK-NM-1315
  • Dimensionsheight 180.0 cm x width 95.0 cm x depth 87.0 cm, height 56.5 cm x width 74.0 cm x depth 59.0 cm
  • Physical characteristicsnotenhout, zijdefluweel, zilverdraad, zijde