Etagere
ca. 1880 (made)
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| Place of origin |
This étagère belonged to Sir Emery Walker (1851-1933) a typographer and antiquary who was a friend and mentor to William Morris. Walker's house from 1903 was at 7 Hammersmith Terrace, London. The house, now owned and managed by the Emery Walker Trust, encapsulates the spirit and taste of a leading figure of the Arts and Crafts movement and his circle. The mixture of Georgian objects with those made or designed by Walker’s contemporaries, including Philip Webb and Sidney Barnsley, characterise one of the last authentic Arts and Crafts interiors in Britain.
Together with a Heal's bed also in the Museum's collection (W.4-2014), the étagère was inherited by Walker's daughter Dorothy. She gave both objects to John Brandon-Jones (1908-1999), an architect and scholar, from whose estate they were acquired by the Museum.
Together with a Heal's bed also in the Museum's collection (W.4-2014), the étagère was inherited by Walker's daughter Dorothy. She gave both objects to John Brandon-Jones (1908-1999), an architect and scholar, from whose estate they were acquired by the Museum.
Object details
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| Parts | This object consists of 2 parts.
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| Materials and techniques | Mahogany, solid and veneered, and oak. The drawer is made of oak with mahogany veneer at the front, and turned mahogany handles. The bottom of the drawer is lined with twentieth-century block-printed paper. |
| Brief description | Etagère made of oak with turned and veneered stained mahogany of four tiers with lower drawer on copper alloy castors, designed by Phillip Webb and made by Morris & Co. |
| Physical description | Etagère |
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| Marks and inscriptions | |
| Credit line | Accepted in lieu of Inheritance Tax by H M Government and allocated to the Victoria and Albert Museum, 2014 |
| Association | |
| Summary | This étagère belonged to Sir Emery Walker (1851-1933) a typographer and antiquary who was a friend and mentor to William Morris. Walker's house from 1903 was at 7 Hammersmith Terrace, London. The house, now owned and managed by the Emery Walker Trust, encapsulates the spirit and taste of a leading figure of the Arts and Crafts movement and his circle. The mixture of Georgian objects with those made or designed by Walker’s contemporaries, including Philip Webb and Sidney Barnsley, characterise one of the last authentic Arts and Crafts interiors in Britain. Together with a Heal's bed also in the Museum's collection (W.4-2014), the étagère was inherited by Walker's daughter Dorothy. She gave both objects to John Brandon-Jones (1908-1999), an architect and scholar, from whose estate they were acquired by the Museum. |
| Collection | |
| Accession number | W.5-2014 |
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| Record created | January 24, 2013 |
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