Object number
1986.1135
Creator
Description
Two chairs made from mahogany with drop in rush seats, designed by Ernest Gimson and made at Kenton & Co. From a set of six dining chairs which belonged to Gimson's sister, Margaret. They were used at the Gimson family home in New Walk, Leicester. Like others in the Gimson family, Margaret Gimson encouraged her brother's work and in 1908 she commissioned him to design a cottage for her, Rockyfield, in Leicestershire.
Production place
, London, London
Date
1890 - 1892
Production period
Arts & Crafts
Object name
Material
Dimensions
- h: 993mm
- w: 506mm
- d: 492mm
- h: 457mm
Inscription
KENTON & CO LTD / E.W.G. / BOWEN
