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Tate, John (1784-1834)

Tate, John, Pilgrim St, Newcastle, cm (1784–1834). [D] Advertised in Newcastle Courant, 8 May 1784, that he had ‘moved from his situation at the foot of Pilgrim-street, to a house a little above, on the opposite side of the same street, formerly known by the sign of the Queen's Head, and lately occupied by Mr. Charles Turner…’. Subscribed to Sheraton's Drawing Book, 1793. Notice in Durham County Advertiser, 2 September 1815 read: ‘J. TATE, Pilgrim Street, Newcastle-upon-Tyne, declining the Cabinet Business, is now selling off his valuable stock of MAHOGONY consisting of the most rare & curious flecked woods; very fine broad Table Wood; with every other description equally good. Also a quantity of ready made Furniture of the best workmanship.’ Still recorded in directories, however, in 1834.

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