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Edmonds, John (1796-1839)

Edmonds, John, 6 Old Compton St, Soho, London, cm and u (1796–1839). Named in Sheraton's list of master cabinet makers, 1803. Took out a Sun Insurance policy on 7 July 1804 for £500 on his house at 1 Kemps Row, Chelsea, in tenure. Referred to in Whitten's Nollekens and His Times. Probably the maker of an oval mahogany Pembroke table at Temple Newsam House, Leeds, stencilled under the drawer, ‘J. EDMONDS’. [D; GL, Sun MS vol. 431, ref. 764049; Gilbert, Leeds Furn. Cat., vol. 2, p. 349]

The original entry from Dictionary of English Furniture Makers, 1660-1840 can be found at British History Online.