Untitled
workshop of Edward Gardiner (1880 - 1958)
Category
Furniture
Date
circa 1950
Materials
Oak, rush
Place of origin
Warwickshire
Collection
Attingham Park, Shropshire
NT 608296.1
Summary
A set of eleven oak rush-seated chairs, made by Edward Gardiner (1880 - 1958) of Warwickshire, circa 1950.
Provenance
Ordered from Edward Gardiner 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
workshop of Edward Gardiner (1880 - 1958), chairmaker