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Smith, Richard (1738-41)

Smith, Richard, address unknown, cm and frame maker (1738–41). Undertook commissions for Stoneleigh, Warks. for the Dowager Lady Leigh. On 31 December 1738 a large picture frame, a tea chest and a pillar and claw table in mahogany were supplied at a combined cost of £1 16s. Twenty nine polished frames, a large carved frame and two long tables were supplied in 1739 costing £4 14s 2d. On 17 January 1741 four further polished picture frames and eight chair frames were supplied for £3 3s. [Shakespeare Birthplace Trust, Leigh receipts, DR 18/5]

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