Smith, James snr (1795-1816)
Smith, James snr, Bristol, cabinet varnisher and cm (1795–1816). In 1795 at Bath St, and from 1799–1801 Narrow Wine St as a cm and varnisher. There is then a gap in directory entries until 1812. At ‘Swan’, St James's Back, 1812–14 and ‘White Lion’, Temple St, 1815–16, but the trade is now given as cabinet varnisher. [D]
The original entry from Dictionary of English Furniture Makers, 1660-1840 can be found at British History Online.
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