Armchair
Ernest Gimson (1864 - 1919)
Category
Furniture
Date
circa 1899
Materials
Ash & Rush
Measurements
1250 x 490 x 550 mm
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Stoneywell Cottage, Leicestershire
NT 1702003
Caption
Next to the fireplace in the dining room sits this spindle back, rush seat armchair. The chair was designed by Ernest Gimson, circa 1899. It is thought to have been made from ash by Edward Gardiner, who worked alongside Ernest in Sapperton, Gloucestershire.
Summary
One ash spindle back open armchair with rush seat, c. 1899, Ernest Gimson.
Provenance
On loan to the National Trust from Donald Gimson, last owner of Stoneywell Cottage.
Makers and roles
Ernest Gimson (1864 - 1919), designer