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Ernest Gimson: Quick Facts

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Born December 21, 1864 • Leicester • England
Died August 12, 1919 (aged 54) • England
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William Morris
British artist and author
Terence Conran
Terence Conran
British designer and entrepreneur
Chippendale, Thomas: drawing of a combined desk and bookcase
Thomas Chippendale
British cabinetmaker
Design for a library table by Thomas Sheraton, engraving from his book, The Cabinet-Maker, Upholsterer and General Artist's Encyclopaedia (1805)
Thomas Sheraton
English furniture designer
Design for a sofa by George Hepplewhite, engraving from his book, The Cabinet-Maker and Upholsterer's Guide (1788).
George Hepplewhite
British cabinetmaker
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Charles Rennie Mackintosh
Scottish architect and designer
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Charles Locke Eastlake
British author
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Edward Godwin
British architect and writer
Webb, Philip Speakman: Red House
Philip Speakman Webb
British architect
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Arthur Heygate Mackmurdo
British architect
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Thomas Hope
English author and furniture designer
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Thomas Chippendale, II
British cabinetmaker
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Jacques Androuet du Cerceau
French architect
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Charles Eames
American designer
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Ray Eames
American designer
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Job Townsend
American cabinetmaker
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Stephen Goddard
American cabinetmaker
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Thomas Goddard
American cabinetmaker
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John Goddard
American cabinetmaker
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Christopher Townsend
American cabinetmaker