Italian Marble Throne - Bishop's Cathedra

Sculpture

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Hammond Castle Museum

Name/Title

Italian Marble Throne - Bishop's Cathedra

Entry/Object ID

HM-296

Tags

Pacifici purchase

Description

"Bishop's Nook Chair" Marble throne, peaked back ornamented with vesicus nimbus lily and grape, and double peacock drinking from chalice. Attached footstool with crope and oval design. South Italy (Lecce), Reportedly Merovingian period, 5-8th c. 2023 scholarship reproduction of 11th century piece

Collection

Sculpture

Acquisition

Accession

296

Made/Created

Place

Location

Southern Italian

Notes

Date: ca. 9th-10th c.

Lexicon

Nomenclature 4.0

Nomenclature Primary Object Term

Chair

Nomenclature Sub-Class

Seating Furniture

Nomenclature Class

Furniture

Nomenclature Category

Category 02: Furnishings

Research Notes

Research Type

Aimone 2019 A_Roman_cathedra

General Notes

Note Type

1977 Hammond Castle Souvenir Guidebk by N R Kline, J J Bolten (18)

Note Type

1966 Corinne Witham Guidebook (17)

Note Type

2016-04-01 Pettibone & Easton - Castle Guide, draft 3 p(20)

Note Type

2923-05-24 Dr Cohon email - Cathedra-Bishop's Nook info

Note Type

CCTS027 HM296 Italian marble throne - Bishop's cathedra, 9th-10c

Note Type

1970ca Handwritten Inventory p(22) - Great Hall

Note Type

1951 Tour Manual 007

Note Type

1937-10-21 to Dr Francis Taylor (sources of tile & marbles), pg (1-3)

Note Type

2025-07-07 Cohon carving info (Purigian sarcophagus, Bari Window, Bishop's chair)