15th c. Spanish Choir/Bishop Stall

Furniture

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Hammond Castle Museum

Name/Title

15th c. Spanish Choir/Bishop Stall

Entry/Object ID

HM-34

Description

Carved wooden Bishop's or choir stall from the Cathedral of la Seu d'Urgell in Catalan, Spain In 3 parts: -seat with simple band inlay which lifts to expose "mercy seat" underneath; (damaged) -the stall itself, which is bordered with carved figures, at its center is thin line running up in the tree of life design, terminating in Gothic arch; -canopy, elaborately carved reaching out at an angle. "Acquired by Leslie Buswell on 13 May 1922 at the Clarke Galleries, NYC, sale of the Raimondo Ruiz Collection of Spanish antiquities. Described as 15th century choir stall. Paid $700. Other big bidder was William Randolf Hearst. Photographed in Bungalow and referenced in North Shore Breeze on 20 October 1922. Later removed to the Castle. Citations: “Spanish Antiques Bring $103,880 at Auction,” New-York Daily Tribune, 14 May 1922: 19; Bungalow Point Radio Photo Album, 1923-1929, Hammond Papers, HCM; and “Wealth of Antiques and Unique Features Abound in John Hays Hammond, Jr’s ‘House Built Around An Organ’,” North Shore Breeze, Vol. 22, No. 42 (20 October 1922): 3-4. [2025 P Hayden]" *Possibly part of set at Hearst Castle

Collection

Furniture

Acquisition

Accession

34

Made/Created

Place

Location

Lleida, Spanish

Notes

Date: ca. 15th c.

Lexicon

Nomenclature 4.0

Nomenclature Primary Object Term

Chair, Altar

Nomenclature Sub-Class

Religious Objects

Nomenclature Class

Ceremonial Objects

Nomenclature Category

Category 08: Communication Objects

Provenance

Notes

Cathedral of St. Urgel

General Notes

Note Type

1966 Corinne Witham Guidebook (13)

Note Type

2016-04-01 Pettibone & Easton - Castle Guide, draft 3 p(19)

Note Type

1986-11-20 to B Deluca, p1 (Mussey restoration for HM 34, 292. 1&2, 36, 308)

Note Type

2006-02-03 artifact list w 1983 values, copy (1)

Note Type

1970ca Handwritten Inventory p(22) - Great Hall

Note Type

1951 Tour Manual 004

Note Type

HM34 choir stall - 2021 note (correct identification)

Note Type

2025 P Hayden HCM-Sleeper Objects List