COBNISH CHAIRS. 



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Chair formerly in Lanlivery Church. This is a carved oak 

 chair, without arms. I hase the following account on a picture 



that apjaeared some years ago in 

 one of the illustrated papers. The 

 back has a fi-ame with conventional 

 foliage. This frame encloses a 

 large panel, on which is carved a 

 round arch with cable mouldings 

 supported by two pillars with the 

 same mouldings. In the centre is 

 the sacred lily on a stalk, which 

 ends in a sword-blade, with flam- 

 boyant decoration on either side. 

 The sides of the 

 seat are also car- 

 ved. The symbol- 

 ism of the lily with 

 the sword-blade 

 piercing through 

 its midst is very 

 beautiful, and un- 

 doubtedly refers to 

 the Blessed Virgin 

 Mary, whose em- 

 blem is a lily and 

 of whom St. 

 Simeon prophesied that "a sword should pierce her own soul 

 also." (St. Luke 2, 35). I regret to say that this beautiful chair 

 is now lost to the church, as it has been removed. 



St. Ladock. Within the sacrarium of St. Ladock church is a 

 very fine carved oak chair previously in the possession of the 

 famous seaman Lord Eodney, which was purchased by the former 

 E,ector, Eev. Canon Wise, from one of his parishioners and 

 presented to the Church. The back of the chair is surmounted 

 by an oblong piece of carved wood, which projects beyond the 

 sides, and these enclose a sunken panel forming the back. On 

 this panel is carved a round arch, the middle of which is raised. 

 The arch rests on two projecting abaci, and these on two pillars 

 of spiral work. The spandrels are filled with conventional fern- 



