Settee
Charles Eamer Kempe (Sussex 1837 - London 1907)
Category
Furniture
Date
1870 - 1899
Materials
Oak, leather, brass
Measurements
82 x 175 x 59 cm
Place of origin
England
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Wightwick Manor, West Midlands
NT 1288212.1
Summary
An oak settee, one of a pair, British, designed by Charles Eamer Kempe (1837-1907), late 19th century, of Cromwellian style, with a rectangular low backrest panel flanked on either side by a splayed armrest panel, the backrest with two brass-nailed brown leather panels, each armrest with a similar panel, the long rectangular seat upholstered with brown leather with two rows of brass nails to the seat rail, on four square-section legs to the corners and with a block-section leg to the centre at the front and back, the legs joined by various ball-turned stretchers.
Provenance
In 1937 Sir Geoffrey Mander and his wife Rosalie gifted Wightwick Manor, its contents and gardens to the National Trust. Sir Geoffrey and his family continued to occupy and manage Wightwick adding to the collection in collaboration with the National Trust. Sir Geoffrey died in 1962 but Lady Mander continued to live at Wightwick until her death in 1988. These settees are listed in the Wightwick Manor 1937 inventory.
Makers and roles
Charles Eamer Kempe (Sussex 1837 - London 1907), artist