Ward, James K (1777)
Ward, James K.
66 King Street, St Anne's, Soho, London; carver, gilder, cabinet maker and picture frame maker (fl. 1777)
Trade card of James K Ward, CARVER, GILDER & Picture Frame Maker, No 66 King Street, St Ann's Soho London. NB. Pictures carefully Clean'd Lind & mended, Likewise Old Frames, New Gilt, 1777 [Heal,32.58]. © The Trustees of the British Museum
The accounts of Nathaniel Ryder, 1st Lord Harrowby of Sandon Hall, Staffordshire record the payment on 14 July 1777 to ‘Ward Cabt Maker’ of £17 10s for an inlaid table. This commission may have been supplied through this James Ward [Harrowby MS Trust, Notebooks].
Source: DEFM
The original entry from Dictionary of English Furniture Makers, 1660-1840 can be found at British History Online.
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