CHEST OF DRAWERS
Designed and manufactured by Peter Waals (1870-1937)
English (Chalford), 1920s
Cedar and walnut
48 x 21 ¾ x 15 ½ inches
Marked
Printed paper label inside proper right side of
top drawer records the maker and provenance
Provenance
Margaret and Claud Biddulph, Rodmarton Manor, Gloucestershire
Around 1909, the Biddulphs commissioned the Arts and Crafts architect Ernest Barnsley to design Rodmarton Manor. Some £5,000 a year was to be devoted to the project, the house being intended not only as a country house but also a focal point in the village and a centre for communal activity. In part this activity was directed to furnishing and decorating the house. Work continued throughout the 1920s.
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