Dresser
Ernest Gimson (1864 - 1919)
Category
Furniture
Date
circa 1906 - circa 1910
Materials
Oak
Measurements
1400 x 480 x 1800 mm
Collection
Stoneywell Cottage, Leicestershire
NT 1702005
Summary
Dresser, oak, with a high back and three open shelves and two cupboards above two drawers and two cupboards below, Ernest Gimson (1864-1919), c.1910. Purchased by Margaret Gimson (1871-1967) for the sitting room at Rockyfield, Leicestershire for £15 in 1910. A design drawing dated 1906, possibly for an earlier dresser, is held at The Wilson, Cheltenham (1941.222:57).
Provenance
Dresser by Ernest Gimson (1864-1919) c.1910. Purchased by Margaret Gimson (1871-1967) in 1910 for the sitting room at Rockyfield, Leicestershire for £15. Thence by descent and on loan to the National Trust since 2012.
Makers and roles
Ernest Gimson (1864 - 1919), cabinet designer