Untitled
Sir Herbert Baker (Cobham 1862 - Cobham 1946)
Category
Furniture
Date
circa 1920
Materials
Walnut, inlays, brass handles
Measurements
76 x 161 x 58.5 cm
Order this imageCollection
Owletts, Kent
NT 1410950
Summary
A walnut sideboard, designed by Sir Herbert Baker for the dining room at Owletts and made by Joseph Armitage, circa 1920. The rectangular top with four panelled frieze drawers, standing on an arrangement of eight baluster turned legs joined by concave-sided X-shaped stretchers, each with central roundel inlaid with star and floral patterns.
Full description
Joseph Armitage (1880-1945) was an architectural sculptor, wood carver and stone carver for whom Sir Herbert Baker was an important patron. Their collaborations include the W. G. Grace memorial outside Lord's cricket ground and the sculptural schemes for India House, South Africa House and the Bank of England. Independently, Armitage designed the National Trust oak leaf symbol.
Makers and roles
Sir Herbert Baker (Cobham 1862 - Cobham 1946), designer Joseph Armitage (1880 - 1945), maker