John Jelliff's most magnificent piece of work was actually a 20 foot throne chair for St. Patrick's Church in Newark. The chair extends outward 6 feet and tops out at the pinnacle at 25 feet and is made of black walnut. It was built at a cost of $1,000.
Picture and story here
Note: "Cathedra" is the Latin word for chair
The Jelliff "Cathedra"
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Furniture Reference Links and Images thread on victorianforum.com · started January 30, 2008 by rarevictorian · 1 post · discussion in 2008.
John Jelliff's most magnificent piece of work was actually a 20 foot throne chair for St. Patrick's Church in Newark. The chair extends outward 6 feet and tops out at the pinnacle at 25 feet and is made of black walnut. It was built at a cost of $1,000. Picture and story here…