Harris, John (1758-1759)
Harris, John
Leadenhall Street, London; joiner and cabinet maker (fl.1758–59)
Rococo trade card of John Harris and Richard Moseley gives address ‘opposite the East India House, Leadenhall St., London,’ and states: ‘Makes & Sells all Sort© Cabinet Chair & Looking Glass Goods at the most Reasonable Rates N.B. For Exportation.’ [Banks, 28.74]. © The Trustees of the British Museum
In 1758 John Harris employed three non-freemen for six weeks, then six months. In his will (written in February 1759) and witnessed by Richard Moseley and Henry Bagshaw, he left all to his wife, Sarah. Probate dated October 1759 [Guildhall Library, City Licence books, vol. 2; Will Public Record Office, Probate 11328; Harris, Old English Furniture (1938), p. 22].
Source: DEFM
The original entry from Dictionary of English Furniture Makers, 1660-1840 can be found at British History Online.