Pittway, John

London; cabinet maker, upholsterer, desk and dressing case maker (fl.1803–45)

At 47 Baldwins Gardens, 1803–11. In 1811 described as a ‘mahogany & inlaid case maker’. In 1803 insurance cover was £900 of which £800 was for utensils and stock. The corresponding figures for 1808 are £1,000 and £600. No further references occur to this maker until 1839 when he was at 4 Kirby St, Hatton Garden as a cabinet maker and upholsterer. He was listed as a desk & dressing case maker at this address in the 1845 London Post Office Directory.

Source: DEFM