Moor(e), Richard

London; cabinet maker (1716–20)

At ‘The Two Twisted Posts’, in St Martin's Lane when he insured goods and merchandise with the Sun Company in July 1718. The policy is endorsed: ‘Mem.m the Interest of this Policy is become the side property of Daniel Bell in Right of his wife Relict and Executrix of the within mentioned Richd. Moore Deceased, Ent.d Nov. 25th 1721’ [The London Archives (TLA), Sun MS vol. 8, ref. 11553]. Listed at St Martin's Lane in 1720, when purchased another Sun Insurance policy on 12 July for goods and merchandise in his workshop adjoining his house [The London Archives (TLA), Sun MS vol. 12, ref. 8945].

In 1716 Richard Moore ‘& Partner’ sent from London ‘walnut chairs & stools’ to the Duke of Montrose's lodging in Glasgow. Richard Moor and Partners received payment of £30 14s for chairs supplied, probably for the Duke's house in Hanover Square, London, in the same year.

From 1718–20 Richard Moor(e) is again mentioned in the Duke of Montrose's furnishing account for his house in Bond Street London. In 1718 Moore provided furniture costing £169 17s, including ‘18 Walnut Tree Chairs with low backs, stuffed seats & covered with Spanish leather’; ‘8 Walnut tree Chairs with Ribbed backs & stuffed seats covered with blue Mohair’; ‘Walnut Tree writing table’; ‘Redwood Oval table in Walnut tree frame’; ‘A Walnut tree Marble slab frame’; ‘A neat Japanned couch frame’; ‘Walnut tree table with Claw foot’; dressing chairs and stools; he also charged for ‘Cutting a door, Making New Mouldings’.

In 1720 Moore supplied the Duke with ‘A Neat walnut tree couch covered with Montrose's own Damask with the loose case’, costing £11 10s; and ‘A Neat walnut tree hoop petticoat chair with a cushion seat Covered with blue Mohair’, £4 5s. In 1720 Richard Moore, chairmaker, was paid £17 for a couch hoop petticoat chair costing £17 [Scottish Record Office, GD 220/6/1168/21–24; 220/6/28/pp. 50 and 85; 220/6/1192/12; 220/6/1196/16; 220/6/21/p. 65].

He is probably the Richard Moore, cabinet maker, who supplied furniture for Temple Newsam House, Leeds, 1718–20. [Furn. Hist., 1967] See Thomas Moore, partner of Daniel Bell.

Source: DEFM