Library steps
J. Colemere Gittins Ltd
Category
Furniture
Date
circa 1900
Materials
Beech, metal, enamel
Measurements
239 x 42 x 10 cm
Place of origin
Wrexham
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Erddig, Wrexham
NT 1147352
Summary
A set of beech library steps, Welsh or English, late 19th/early 20th century. Bearing a label for J. Colemere Gittins Ltd., of 7 Hope Street, Wrexham. Of nine treads, and with supporting brackets. -- John Colemere Gittins was an ironmonger trading in Wrexham in the late 19th/early 20th century.
Provenance
Given by Phillip Yorke III (1905-1978) along with the estate, house and contents to the National Trust in 1973.
Marks and inscriptions
Underneath upper tread: J. Colemere Gittins Ltd. Wrexham. 7 Hope Street
Makers and roles
J. Colemere Gittins Ltd, ironmonger