James Erskine Knox
Born 1842 (Circa)
Died 10 October 1917
Active: 1864 - 1917
Country of birth and death: England
Wood carver, architectural sculptor
Born in Lambeth, London. Son of James Knox (born c.1804, London), a turner. He was apprenticed to Thomas Earp as a wood carver and then worked for him for some years. Later in his career, Knox became an assistant to John Francis Bentley working on the building of Westminster Cathedral (based on Mitchell).
Wealth at death: £21,004 15s. 6d.
Probate date: 8 December 1917
Works
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Made Drawing of pulpit in St. Martin's Church, Brighton, with first model of one of the sides
Carved Font cover: in oak: style of fifteenth century (late)
Locations
Address 10 Canterbury Place Lambeth Walk London | View on map
1871 (Circa)
Address Sunny Dene Kingston Road London | View on map
1881 (Circa)
Address 31 Upper Kennington Lane London SE | View on map
1894 (Presumed) - 1899 (Presumed)
Address 160 Coombe Lane Wimbledon London | View on map
1911 (Circa)
Exhibitions, Meetings, Awards and other Events
Took part in Wood-carving (Art Workers Guild), 1906
Gave practical demonstration.
Institutional and Business Connections
Donor to Art Workers Guild
1888
Gave a carved chair to the guild to help furnish its new home at Barnard's Inn Hall.
Member of Art Workers Guild
1887 - 1917
Committee member 1906-1908.
Member of The Arts and Crafts Exhibition Society
1894 (Presumed) - 1899 (Presumed)
Traded as Jas. Erskine Knox
1900 (Circa)
Personal and Professional Connections
Collaborated with Somers Clarke
On 'Font Cover [...]' and 'Drawing of Pulpit [...]' shown in 1888 ACES exhibition.
Collaborated with David Troughton
On 'Font Cover [...]' shown in 1888 ACES exhibition.
Employee of Thomas Earp
Duration and dates of employment unknown. Apparently Knox later became an assistant to John Francis Bentley at Westminster Cathedral (based on Mitchell).
Descriptions of Practice
Occupation given in Census Returns of England and Wales, 1871
'Architectural Wood Carver'
Occupation given in Census Returns of England and Wales, 1881
'Architectural Wood Carver'
Occupation given in Census Returns of England and Wales, 1901
'Carver in Wood' employer and his son, George Erskine Knox (born c.1875 in Lambeth) 'Carpenter in Wood' worker
Occupation given in Census Returns of England and Wales, 1911
'Retired Wood Carver'
Occupation given in London, England, Marriages and Banns, 1754-1921
1864
'Wood Carver'
Sources
Art Workers Guild Annual Reports, 1885-1900
1888, p.4; 1895, p.20.
Art Workers Guild Annual Reports, 1901-1912
1906, p.5.
Arts and Crafts Exhibition Society: List of Members, 1894
1894
Arts and Crafts Exhibition Society: List of Members, 1897
1897
Arts and Crafts Exhibition Society. List of Members, 1898
1898
Arts and Crafts Exhibition Society. List of Members, 1899
1899
Arts and Crafts Exhibition Society. List of Members, 1900
1900
Arts and Crafts Society: Catalogue of the First Exhibition.
1888
p.147.
Arts and Crafts Society: Catalogue of the Second Exhibition.
1889
Arts and Crafts Society: Catalogue of the Second Exhibition.
1889
p.19.
Census Returns of England and Wales, 1871
2004
Class: RG10; Piece: 657; Folio: 79; Page: 44; GSU roll: 818942 (listed under George Erskine Knox but other family details correlate to James Erskine)
Census Returns of England and Wales, 1881
2004
Class: RG11; Piece: 829; Folio: 105; Page: 22; GSU roll: 1341196
Census Returns of England and Wales, 1901
2005
Class: RG13; Piece: 657; Folio: 98; Page: 34.
Census Returns of England and Wales, 1911
2011
RG14PN3464 RG78PN130 RD40 SD1 ED2 SN167
London, England, Marriages and Banns, 1754-1921
2010
London Metropolitan Archives, Saint Philip, Lambeth, Register of marriages, P85/PHI, Item 020.
Name: James Erskine Knox
Estimated Birth Year: abt 1841
Age: 23
Spouse Name: Emily Ellis
Spouse Age: 22
Record Type: Marriage
Event Date: 4 Oct 1864
Parish: Lambeth St Philip
Borough: Lambeth
Father Name: James Knox
Spouse Father Name: Samuel Ellis
Register Type: Parish Register
Thomas Earp: Master of Stone
1990
p. 99
Citing this record
'James Erskine Knox', Mapping the Practice and Profession of Sculpture in Britain and Ireland 1851-1951, University of Glasgow History of Art and HATII, online database 2011 [http://sculpture.gla.ac.uk/view/person.php?id=msib2_1207264862, accessed 08 Jun 2023]
