Mein, James jnr

Kelso, Roxburghshire, Scotland; cabinet maker and upholsterer (fl. 1830-1854)

James Mein jnr succeeded his uncle, also James Mein, and continued the cabinet making etc. business until 1854, when the firm went into liquidation. Clients of James Mein, uncle and nephew, included the 5^th & 6^th Dukes of Roxburgh, and also Earls of Haddington. 

An easy chair dating to c. 1830 and probably by James Mein jnr has a printed paper label on the back of front seat rail which reads: JAs MEIN CABINET MAKER & UPHOLSTERER ROXBURGH STREET (KELSO) FUNERALS PERFORMED CARVING, GILDING PAPERHANGING & DECORATIONS, INVENTORIES & VALUATIONS MADE 24337 (illus. Jones, Regional Furniture (1993), fig. 92).

Sources: Jones, ‘An Anthology of Regional Furniture with Maker's Identification’, Regional Furniture (1993); Cotton, Scottish Vernacular Furniture (2020).