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Collection of three pieces of furniture

Peter van der Waals, 1900–1937

The Wilson: Cheltenham Art Gallery and Museum, Cheltenham

This collection is comprised of a mahogany dressing table, with a toilet mirror en suite, and an oval oak double gate-leg dining-table. Peter Waals was the foreman and one of the leading craftsmen in the workshop established by Ernest Gimson at Sapperton in the Cotswolds. The achievement of Gimson, architect, designer and craftsman, has been compared with that of William Morris.

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Title of artwork, date

Collection of three pieces of furniture, 1900–1937

Date supported

1972

Medium and material

Mahogany & oak

Grant

555

Total cost

1850

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