Graves, Isaac Smith (1781-1793)
Graves, Isaac Smith
Bishopsgate Street, London; cabinet maker and upholsterer (fl. 1781–93)
The son of Mark Graves of the parish of St Mary, Lambeth, London, Gent. Apprenticed to James Surridge, turner and made free of the Upholders’ Company under the terms of the 1750 Upholders’ Act, 7 February 1781 [Guildhall Library, Upholders’ Company records].
Trade card of I S. Graves, Cabinet Maker, Upholder, Appraiser, Auctioneer and Undertaker. No. 54. Bishopsgate Street within London, c. 1785 [D,2.612]. © The Trustees of the British Museum
Graves initially went into partnership with Shipman and until 1784 traded as Graves & Shipman. After this he traded on his sole account. The number in Bishopsgate was initially 54 but c. 1790 changed to 56.
Source: DEFM
The original entry from Dictionary of English Furniture Makers, 1660-1840 can be found at British History Online.