Dining Table
1930-1940 (made)
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This is an example of small workshop furniture production in the Arts and Crafts style. It was made in the workshop of Stanley Webb Davies, an Oxford history graduate who trained as a cabinet maker in Romney Green's workshop in Christchurch, Hampshire. By 1926 Stanley Webb Davies had established his own workshop at Windermere, in the Lake District. Here he worked with a team of between three and seven assistants until he retired in1961.
Davies designed and made domestic and ecclesiastical furniture, presentation pieces, and items for boardrooms and offices. Most of his work was made to commission. This table has crossed stretchers which neatly accommodate four corner dining chairs. It was made for his own use and he bequeathed it to the Museum on his death.
Davies designed and made domestic and ecclesiastical furniture, presentation pieces, and items for boardrooms and offices. Most of his work was made to commission. This table has crossed stretchers which neatly accommodate four corner dining chairs. It was made for his own use and he bequeathed it to the Museum on his death.
Object details
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| Materials and techniques | Oak, carved |
| Brief description | Square oak extending dining table in Arts and Crafts style, designed and made by Stanley Webb Davies, Lake District, 1930-1940 |
| Physical description | Square table, of oak, with a leg at each corner connected by cross-stretchers |
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| Credit line | Bequeathed by Stanley Webb Davies |
| Summary | This is an example of small workshop furniture production in the Arts and Crafts style. It was made in the workshop of Stanley Webb Davies, an Oxford history graduate who trained as a cabinet maker in Romney Green's workshop in Christchurch, Hampshire. By 1926 Stanley Webb Davies had established his own workshop at Windermere, in the Lake District. Here he worked with a team of between three and seven assistants until he retired in1961. Davies designed and made domestic and ecclesiastical furniture, presentation pieces, and items for boardrooms and offices. Most of his work was made to commission. This table has crossed stretchers which neatly accommodate four corner dining chairs. It was made for his own use and he bequeathed it to the Museum on his death. |
| Collection | |
| Accession number | W.140-1978 |
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| Record created | May 8, 2006 |
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