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Edward Gardiner (1880 - 1958)
Category
Furniture
Date
circa 1950
Materials
Oak, ash, rush
Place of origin
Priors Marston, Warwickshire
Collection
Attingham Park, Shropshire
NT 608293.2
Summary
A set of twenty-five oak, ash and rush-seated ladderback chairs, English, mid-20th century, made by Edward Gardiner (1880 - 1958) or Priors Marston, Warwickshire. All with four shaped horizontal splats.
Provenance
Ordered from Edward Gardiner (1880 - 1958) by Sir George Trevelyan, Principal of the Shropshire Adult Education College at Attingham Park, for use in the Students' Dining Room. A gift to the National Trust from the Shropshire Adult Education College when it left Attingham in the 1970s.
Makers and roles
Edward Gardiner (1880 - 1958), chairmaker