Walters, William, London(?), frame maker and gilder (1732–42). Recorded supplying furniture to Moulsham Hall, Essex, 1732–42. On 20 December 1732 £14 was paid for marble slabs for the Drawing Room and Bedchamber. A large looking-glass and gilt frame for the North-east Dining Room was charged at £34 1s and paid for on 16 June 1733. Further frames were provided in 1734–35 and 1741–42 and these included a large commission in 1735 which cost £75 alone. Other furniture included a fine mahogany table in 1734 at £8 5s, and sums in 1737 and 1741 for gilding chairs, settees and a large stool. Also paid in 1738 for gilding eight chairs, two settees and a large stool for the London house of the Earl of Leicester. [V&A archives; C. Life, 11 February, 1980, pp. 427–31]