Chest of drawers
Ernest Gimson (1864 - 1919)
Category
Furniture
Date
circa 1910
Materials
Mahogany, chequer inlay, silvered metal handles
Measurements
91.5 x 101.5 x 51 cm
Place of origin
Chipping Campden
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Standen House and Garden, West Sussex
NT 1214076
Summary
A figured mahogany chest of drawers, English, part of a bedroom suite designed by Ernest Gimson, circa 1910. The rectangular top unusually veneered in six sections, above two short and three long drawers framed by chequered beading and with silvered metal handles, standing on a shaped plinth centred with a chequer rosette and raised on bracket feet showing exposed dovetails. Ensuite with NT 1214077, NT 1214078 and NT 1214079.
Full description
Ernest Gimson (1864-1919) was one of the most influential designers of the English Arts and Crafts movement in the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries, and in particular the genius behind the Cotswold school in furniture and design.
Provenance
Originally on loan from Mrs H.W.H Vickerssince 1984 and then purchased by the National Trust in 1998 with the aid of a V&A grant.
Makers and roles
Ernest Gimson (1864 - 1919), designer