Made by Thomas Hughes
F:1931.116
Chair made by Thomas Hughes. NMI Collections F:1931.116
Chair made by Thomas Hughes. NMI Collections F:1931.116
Provenance: Cloonkeely, Tuam, Co. Galway. Maker: Thomas Hughes
Thomas Hughes is the maker of this chair. He was a third generation cooper and carpenter.This chair was given to the National Museum by Edward R Richards-Orpen who established Grange Furniture Industry at Monksgrange, Co. Wexford, in 1927.
The Industry's furniture was inspired by Irish vernacular furniture as well as the European-wide arts and crafts movement of the late 19th and early 20th centuries.
This chair was presented to the Museum by Edwards R. Richards-Orpen in 1931
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