Lady’s chair with hood and two side drawers

Traditionally, the hood of an Orkney chair was added to provide shelter from draughts and to stop drips from the roof of the croft house from falling onto the occupant's head. The two side drawers were commonly associated with women's chairs. The seat was handwoven in seagrass and the back handstitched with oat straw.

Wood, Chair

Crafted by

Kevin Gauld