Burpitt, F E (1887-1893)
Burpitt, F E
Newport, Monmouthshire, Wales; furniture maker (fl. 1887-93)
In 1887 F E Burpitt opened a large retail premises with workshops attached in Newport. According to a contemporary report the entire range of household furniture was available, produced by ‘… skilled craftsmen exclusively under his own careful supervision…’. An image of the showrooms in 1893 is reproduced in Bebb (2007), fig. 1280.
Source: Bebb, Welsh Furniture (2007), II, p. 337.