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Wright, Francis & William (1803-09)

Wright, Francis & William, 410 Oxford St, London, u and cm (1803–09). Successors to Adam (or Abraham) Wright at this address. Both of the partners were probably the sons of A. Wright and both subscribed to Sheraton's Drawing Book, 1793 giving this Oxford St address. They were included in the list of master cabinet makers in Sheraton's Cabinet Dictionary, 1803. They claimed to be ‘Cabinet Makers to H. M. Stamp Office’. Supplied furniture and undertook work to the value of £115 for the Earl of Jersey, the bill being signed by W. Wright in March 1805. In 1809 the partnership broke up with William Wright continuing to trade at 410 Oxford St and Francis setting up a separate business at 43 Rathbone Pl. nearby. [D; DEF; Heal]

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