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Freeman, John (1801-12)

Freeman, John Norwich, cm and u (1801–12). Peck's Norwich Directory, 1801 and Berry's of 1810 both record John Freeman at 11 and 12 Upper Market. The last poll bk to list his name is that of 1812. He was also a subscriber to Thomas Sheraton's Cabinet Dictionary, 1803. In 1802 he supplied furnishings to the value of almost £2,000 to John Worth, The White House, Oakley, Norfolk. This included equipping the dining-room, drawing-room, study, bedrooms etc. Extracts from the account are liberally quoted and chairs, sideboard, tables and cabinets are illustrated by H. M. Walker, Conn., LXIX (1924).

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