The furnishings in the throne-room
A special feature in this room is the original wall-covering of silk brocade made in France, probably in Lyon, around 1710. The dark red fabric, of linen and silk, is interwoven with silver threads forming a sumptuous pattern of cornucopias, leaves and flowers, repeated symmetrically. The individual lengths of fabric were fixed on to strips of wood and nailed to the wall. Only a few of these luxurious textiles from the Baroque period have been preserved.
A further highlight is the magnificent tiled stove, built between 1770 and 1780 for Prince-Archbishop Hieronymus Colloredo. It is white-glazed, with gilded relief ornamentation, in the clear, simple Classical style favoured by Colloredo, and was probably designed by the Salzburg court sculptor Johann Baptist Hagenauer. The stove is decorated with embossed festoons and foliage, and crowned with a large urn from which flames rise.
