Wardrobe
Lipmans
Category
Furniture
Date
1912
Materials
Mahogany, brass handles
Measurements
208 x 162.5 x 66 cm
Place of origin
Bethnal Green
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Ightham Mote, Kent
NT 825234
Summary
A mahogany wardrobe, English, commissioned from Lipman's in 1912. Enclosed by a pair of twin-panel doors below a dentil cornice and standing on dwarf feet, opening to reveal two hanging compartments, each with two drawers below. Part of a three-piece bedroom suite comprising wardrobe (NT 825234) dressing table (NT 825248) and washstand (NT 825242).
Provenance
This item, as part of the bedroom suite, was commissioned by the maternal grandfather of the donors, Sim Grawl, as a wedding present for his younger daughter Frances (Fanny). Sim Grawl was an interior decorator, descendant of a Viennese family called Grohl, and employed by Maple's (John Maple and Co. of Tottenham Court Road, London). The suite was delivered in time for the marriage of Sydney Morant and Frances Grawl (parents of the donors) in March 1912. After the death of Frances the suite was offered to the Geffrye Museum to ensure its survival intact but, for lack of space, the offer was declined.
Makers and roles
Lipmans , furniture maker