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Fleming, William (1775-1808)

Fleming, William, 4 Chandos St, Covent Gdn, London, cm and u (1775–1808). Trading in partnership with Robert Bartleman (or Ba(n)tleman), 1775–77, and in 1775 took out a Sun Insurance policy together for £1,300, of which utensils and stock accounted for £1,000. Recorded in partnership with Frederick Fleming, 1779–96; and with Shep(p)ard (or Shepherd), 1801–08. Fleming & Sheppard are named in Sheraton's list of master cabinet makers, 1803. William subscribed to Sheraton's Drawing Book, 1793, and Cabinet Dictionary, 1803. Probably the William Fleming of London who in 1775 supplied ‘2 mahogany medicine chests’ to Hopetoun House, Lothian. [D; GL, Sun MS vol. 240, p. 566; Scottish RO, Hopetoun MS, Box 106–07] See Hannah Fleming.

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