Clothes press
Ernest Gimson (1864 - 1919)
Category
Furniture
Date
circa 1910
Materials
Mahogany, chequer inlay, silvered metal handles
Measurements
198 x 104 x 53.5 cm
Place of origin
Chipping Campden
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Standen House and Garden, West Sussex
NT 1214079
Caption
The suite of furniture, designed by Ernest Gimson, was on loan to Standen for a number of years before we were able to acquire it through the generous help of raffle ticket buyers and several National Trust Centres and Associations. Gimson was part of the Arts & Crafts Movement in the Cotswolds and his workshops were based in Sapperton, near Cirencester in Gloucestershire.
Summary
A figured mahogany clothes press, English, part of a bedroom suite designed by Ernest Gimson, circa 1910. The upper section with a pair of doors, enclosing five pull-out trays, 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 1214076, NT 1214077 and NT 1214078.
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