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Moneyment, Matthew (1827-1830)

Moneyment, Matthew

Swaffham, Norfolk; cabinet maker and upholsterer (fl. 1827–30)

Declared bankrupt [Chester Courant and North Wales Advertiser, 20 July 1827] but trading again at Castle Acre Street, Swaffham in 1830. 

The trade card of M. Moneyment rdescribes him as a cabinet maker, upholsterer, paper hanger, appraiser and auctioneer at Castle Acre Street. It reads: ‘… Houses fitted up in the first style & on the shortest notice. Floor cloths for Halls & passages, Chintz, Dimity & Moreen Furnitures, Looking Glasses etc.' [Grosvenor House Antiques Fair, 1985].

Source: DEFM

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