Crosby, John (1759-76)
Crosby, John, Spofforth, Yorks., cm (1759–76). In 1759 took app. named Smith. Probably the craftsman who made furniture for Harewood House, Yorks, in the 1770s, including two tables and a mahogany stand for which £2 was charged; and in 1776 twenty-four rout chairs which cost with carriage £8 8s. [S of G, app. index; Furn. Hist., 1965; Leeds archives dept, Harewood MS 248, 249, 383]
The original entry from Dictionary of English Furniture Makers, 1660-1840 can be found at British History Online.
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