Tapster, Stephen (1826–40)
Tapster, Stephen
near Boston Rd, Sleaford, Lincs.; joiner, builder, cabinet maker, undertaker, upholsterer and paper hanger (fl.1826–40)
Small mahogany writing table on turned legs, c.1840 (illus. Regional Furniture (1993), p. 61), recorded with pictorial maker's label which reads: ‘S. Tapster, Builder, Cabinet Maker, Undertaker, Upholsterer, Paper hanger, Sleaford.’
Source: DEFM; Jones, ‘An Anthology of Regional Furniture with Maker’s Identification’, Regional Furniture (1993).
The original entry from Dictionary of English Furniture Makers, 1660-1840 can be found at British History Online.