MAKER / John Widdicomb

The Widdicomb Furniture company was started in 1858 by the 4 founding Widdicomb brothers. Despite a brief interruption fighting in the Civil War, the company went on with great success. Over the years, Widdicomb merged and acquired various other furniture makers. Surviving through 2 more Wars, in 1943 T.H. Robsjohn-Gibbings became the designer for the company, designing many new modern furniture styles that are still quite popular today. 

Works by the Widdicomb Furniture Company are found in the collections of the Cooper-Hewitt and the National Design Museum.