THE DANISH CORONATION CHAIR 

 IN ROSENBORG CASTLE, 

 COPENHAGEN, DENMARK 



THE HEIGHT OF THIS EXTRAORDINARY EXAMPLE OF WORK IN NAT- 

 URAL TUSKS IS ABOUT 8 FT. 4 IN., AND ITS WIDTH ACROSS THE ARMS 

 ABOUT 3 FT. 2 IN. IT WAS MADE BY DIRECTION OF KING FREDERICK 

 III (1609-1670), BUT WAS FIRST USED AT THE CORONATION OF HIS 

 SON AND SUCCESSOR, CHRISTIAN V, IN 1671. THE SILVER FIG- 

 URES, PERSONIFICATIONS OF THE VIRTUES, ARE LATER ADDITIONS 



SEE ADDENDA, PAGE 481 



