1982.195

Ernest Barnsley (designer)

Oak table designed by Ernest Barnsley. The table has the pale, scrubbed surface which Gimson and the Barnsleys preferred on their furniture. it was made for Rodmarton Manor, near Cirencester. Rodmarton Manor is one of the great monuments to Arts & Crafts in the Costwolds. Designed by Ernest Barnsley in 1909, it was built in stages over many years and was not completed until after Barnsley's death. Commissioned by the Hon. Claud Biddulph, second son of Lord Biddulph, the manor was built using local materials and labour as much as possible. Mrs Biddulph ordered most of the furniture, some from the Barnsleys and Waals, and some was made in the estate workshop under Alfred Wright. A photograph in the Country Life magazine, 1930, shows the table at the end of a bed. Another similar table is also apparent and this one is still at Rodmarton.

1920 - 1925

Arts & Crafts