Gilbert, William (1780)
Gilbert, William
3 doors below Fetter Lane, Fleet Street, London; upholsterer (fl. c. 1780)
Trade card shown in Heal. The business was described as a ‘Blanket, Carpet and Upholstery Warehouse’ and the articles mentioned in the list of stock suggest retail and wholesale sale rather than manufacture. At the bottom of the card, however, is the sentence ‘Upholstery Work done in ye Compleatest manner’.
Source: DEFM
The original entry from Dictionary of English Furniture Makers, 1660-1840 can be found at British History Online.