Hall, Henry (1746-1796)
Hall, Henry
London; upholder and sworn appraiser (fl. 1746–d.1796)
The son of the yeoman, Richard Hall of Hertford; apprenticed to Jonathan Fair, draper and upholder, on 16 September 1746. Admitted a freeman of the Upholders’ Company on 24 May 1756 and made master in 1784.
Bound as his apprentices: Benjamin Harper, 1760–67; Mark Dawes until 1773; Samuel Holden, 1767–72; and John Rogers Harper until 1793 [Guildhall Library (GL), Upholders’ Company records].
Henry Hall's trade card at ‘The Three Crowns & Dove’, corner of Old Bedlam, Moorfields, London, Buys & Sells all sorts of Household Furniture , both New & Old as Bedding, Chests if drawers, Desks & Book Cases, Chairs, Tables & Glasses with all other kinds of Upholstery Cabinet & Braizery Goods. Note: all Kinds of Goods or Merchandise bought or sold by Commission, c.1760 [Banks,28.72]. © The Trustees of the British Museum
At a later at ‘The Three Crowns’, Old Bedlam, c.1770 [Banks,28.71]. © The Trustees of the British Museum
Directories and Upholders’ Company records give 1 Moorfields, 1767–72; Moorfields in 1778; Staining Lane, 1781; and Guildhall in 1794.
Source: DEFM
The original entry from Dictionary of English Furniture Makers, 1660-1840 can be found at British History Online.