Wilson, Jacob (1809-1845)
Wilson, Jacob
London; cabinet maker and upholsterer (fl.1809–45)
At 90 Charlotte Street, Fitzroy Square, 1809–16. In 1816 the business was said to be situated on the corner of Welbeck and Wigmore streets on Cavendish Square. In July 1816 Wilson advertised that he had ‘obtained a PATENT for improvements in BEDSTEADS and FURNITURE on an entire new principle, which combines elegance with great utility and convenience: and so constructed, as to suit either large or small rooms, offices, cabins or temporary bed-rooms, and may be put away into a very small space’. Beds constructed on this principle were to be seen displayed in his ware-rooms. aBy 1845 he had relocated to 6 Welbeck St, Cavendish Square according to the Post Office Directory. His trade cards are in the Landauer Collection., MET, NY, and the British Museum, London.
Trade card of Wilson at 90 Charlotte Street, Fitzroy Square, London, c.1811 [Heal,28.239]. © The Trustees of the British Museum
https://www.britishmuseum.org/collection/object/P_Heal-28-239
By 1845 he had moved to 6 Welbeck Street, Cavendish Square as recorded in the London Post Office Directory.
See James Wilson of Wigmore Street: https://bifmo.history.ac.uk/entry/wilson-james-1817-39
Source: DEFM
The original entry from Dictionary of English Furniture Makers, 1660-1840 can be found at British History Online.