Prussurot, John, 7 Greese St, Rathbone Pl., London, carver and gilder (1783–90). Employed by order of Mr Garbert at Carlton House, London for the Prince of Wales, 1783–84. He was responsible for carving and gilding ‘6 girandoles representing an African Marygold flower with 3 branches to each supported by Baskets, Ribbons, Tassels etc.’ For this work £38 was charged with an additional £1 4s for putting them up in the Long Gallery. By 1790 Prussurot had undertaken work for the Prince of Wales to a value of £7,057 3s 7d and in that year £433 1s 7d in interest was added in respect of the £6,817 still outstanding. Prussurot was also employed by the 4th Lord Howard de Walden at Audley End, Essex. On 17 April 1785 he charged £6 10s for carving and gilding a large frame with an additional £2 2s for carving an imperial crown and gilding. The total of all work undertaken from 9 July 1785 to 12 January 1786 was £12 16s 6d, but a further account for £10 was submitted in 1786 for making, gilding and repairing frames. [Windsor Royal Archives, RA25054 RA25073, RA25075, RA25088; Essex RO, D/DBy/A44/2 and 10]