Just to the right of the four poster bed.
This seemingly ordinary armchair had another use beyond just providing seating. Chairs such as this were also known as a close stool, sick chair, or necessary chair. Primarily, it was used by the sick and elderly in order to relieve themselves indoors more conveniently, without having to go outdoors to use the privy or to manage the sometimes awkward task of using a chamber pot. This particular close stool was made in the late eighteenth century and is thought to have belonged to John Brown.