Chair
Ernest Gimson (1864 - 1919)
Category
Furniture
Date
circa 1904
Materials
Ebonised wood.
Measurements
1010 x 475 x 400 mm
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Stoneywell Cottage, Leicestershire
NT 1702022
Summary
Chair, with ebonised bobbin back, designed by Ernest Gimson (1864-1919) and made by Edward Gardiner (1903-58), c.1904. Purchased by Margaret Gimson (1871-1967) for Rockyfield, Leicestershire and later furnished Stoneywell.
Provenance
Chair made by Edward Gardiner (1903-58) to design by Ernest Gimson (1864-1919), c.1904. Purchased by Margaret Gimson (1871-1967) for Rockyfield, Leicestershire. Thence by descent and later furnished Stoneywell, Leicestershire. On loan to the National Trust since 2012.
Makers and roles
Ernest Gimson (1864 - 1919), designer Edward Gardiner (1880 - 1958), maker