Bookcase
Edward Barnsley (1900 - 1987)
Category
Furniture
Date
circa 1950
Materials
Elm.
Measurements
570 mm (Height) x 260 mm (Depth); 1210 mm (Length)
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Stoneywell Cottage, Leicestershire
NT 1702076
Summary
Set of four fitted bookcases, elm, Edward Barnsley (1900-87), c.1950. The bookcases were commissioned by Basil Gimson (1887-1953) from Barnsley for the north bedroom at Stoneywell, Leicestershire.
Provenance
Set of four fitted bookcases commissioned by Basil Gimson (1887-1953) from Edward Barnsley (1900-87) for the north bedroom at Stoneywell, Leicestershire, c.1950. Thence by descent and on loan to the National Trust since 2012.
Makers and roles
Edward Barnsley (1900 - 1987), maker