Fireirons
Ernest Gimson (1864 - 1919)
Category
Metalwork
Date
circa 1913
Materials
Wrought iron.
Measurements
900 x 400 mm
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Stoneywell Cottage, Leicestershire
NT 1702007.1
Caption
The fire irons were made by Ernest Gimson circa 1916. Made from steel, the set consists of a shovel, set of tongs and hearth brush. Although they are no longer used, they would have tended many fires lit to help warm the cottage in the colder months.
Summary
The stand from a set of three steel fire irons and stand, c.1913, made by Ernest William Gimson.
Provenance
On loan to the National Trust from Donald Gimson, last owner of Stoneywell Cottage
Makers and roles
Ernest Gimson (1864 - 1919), maker