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Bearing a silver plaque claiming to have a provenance to Dunfermline Abbey, though this has not been verified.
This example shares many characteristics with a group of chairs from Aberdeenshire, all dating from the late 16th century. Foremost are the marriage chairs of Alexander Burnett and Katherine Gordon at Crathes Castle. They share the stocky robust construction and have a plinth-like crest, together with thick, pincer like arms and a simple shield- like carving on the back panel with large initials. This may suggest the chair is one of a pair, commissioned for a marriage. The large proportions may indicate it was for the husband. The strong association of Lord Elgin and the Bruce family with Dunfermline Abbey may explain the presence of an Aberdeenshire chair in Fife, as the family originated from the North East.
Restoration: Cresting Rail, blocks and stretchers replaced, using period timber, seat is associated.
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