2001.186

Sidney Barnsley (designer), Kenton & Co. (maker)

Wall mirror designed by Sidney Barnsley for Kenton & Company, 1891. Made in walnut veneered with quarter-sawn oak. This piece, with its combination of curves and straight lines, shows the influence of Barnsley's interest in Byzantine architecture. Barnsley travelled to Greece in 1887-8 and in1890 with Robert Weir-Schultz, another student at Norman Shaw's architectural practice.

London

1891 - 1891

Arts & Crafts

walnut wood, oak, mahogany, glass

Kenton & Co. Ld./ S.H.B.1891