A figured mahogany bedside table with bookshelves, English, part of a bedroom suite designed by Ernest Gimson, circa 1910
Ernest Gimson (1864 - 1919)
Category
Furniture
Date
circa 1910
Materials
Mahogany, chequer inlay, silvered metal handles
Place of origin
Chipping Campden
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Standen House and Garden, West Sussex
NT 1214078
Summary
A figured mahogany bedside table with bookshelves, English, part of a bedroom suite designed by Ernest Gimson, circa 1910. The rectangular top surmounted by an arched three-shelf book-rack with slatted back and chamfered to the leading edges, the table with two frieze drawers framed by chequered beading and with silvered metal drop handles, above a wavy frieze and standing on square legs joined by multiple stretchers. Ensuite with NT 1214076, NT 1214077 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 Vickers since 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