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Head, William (1793-94)

Head, William, London, cm (1793–94). Subscribed to Sheraton's Drawing Book, 1793. Commissioned by Lady Northampton to supply furniture for the Mansion House at Leighton. On 10 April 1794 he was paid £2 2s for a ‘Mahogany card table with green cloth for the Hon. Miss Leigh’; and on 30 May 1794, £1 1s for ‘making a set of full sized furniture’. [Shakespeare Birthplace Trust, Leigh receipts, DR 18/5]

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