CONSERVATION CASE STUDY

Conservation of Queen Victoria's Throne

Discover Queen Victoria's magnificent gold Throne chair.

conservator working on gilt timber frame of throne

The imposing State Throne Chair was made in 1837 for Queen Victoria for the Throne Room at Buckingham Palace. Upholstered in rich crimson velvet, its back is intricately carved with the Royal Emblems: the rose, the shamrock, and the thistle and is topped by a Royal Crown.

Watch our film as curator Sally Goodsir explores the chair's rich history and conservator Gary Gronnestad reveals the careful process used to clean the throne's delicate layer of gold.

The remarkable chair is on display to visitors in the Throne Room of Buckingham Palace.

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