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Allan, James

Hamilton, Lanarkshire, Scotland then Fredericksburg, Virginia, USA; cabinet maker (fl.1740-1799)

Barry, Joseph Brown; Joseph B. Barry and Son

Bishop, —, address unrecorded, cm (1812). Paid £2 6s on 4 January 1812 for making tables for Sir John Geers Cotterell, Bart, of Garnons, near Hereford, and Hertford St, London. [Herefs.

Burrough(s) (Borough(s), Burrowes), John

Cobb, John

Crace, Edward, John, Frederick, John Gregory and John Dibblee

Dudley, Thomas, King St, Soho Sq., London, metal ornament and bell-hanging manufactory (1817–20). Trading at no. 34 in 1817 and no. 36 in 1820.

Firth, G., address unrecorded. Stamp found on pair of mid Georgian mahogany open armchairs with shaped rectangular backs, pierced vertical splats between outcurved arm supports, upholstered seats, square fluted legs and stretchers.

Gillow

Lancaster and London; cabinet makers and upholsterers (fl. c.1730–after 1840)

Goodchild, Jack

Hicks, J., Lower Pembroke St, London. Mahogany easel toilet mirror recorded with rectangular plate and pierced swanneck pediment, the frame stamped ‘J. Hicks, Pembroke Street’. The stamp of ‘J. Hicks, 5 Lr.

Hill, Henry

Hobbs, George, London, cm (1764). Mahogany kneehole writing table recorded with label inside drawer stating: ‘London 27 June 1764. Mr. Field. My sisters receipt shall be a discharge from me to you whenever you shall please to pay her.

Jensen, Gerrit

Long Acre and St Martin's Lane, London; cabinet maker (fl. c.1667–d.1715)

Kidd, David & Son

Dundee, Scotland; joiners and church furnishers (fl.1860-75)

Kidd was in business by 1861 and in 1871 was listed at 20 Mid Street.

Mayhew, John (1736–d. 1811) and Ince, William (d. 1804)

London; cabinet makers (1758/59–1804) 

McLauchlan (or McLaughlan), David

3 Printing House Sq., Blackfriars, London; carver and gilder, looking-glass and picture frame manufacturer (1800–37) 

Merle, Thomas

at ‘The Golden Key’, 36 Leadenhall St, London; picture frame maker, carver and gilder, print seller (fl.1782–1826)

Miles, Henry & Edwards, John 

Murray, Alexander, London, glass grinder, probably carver and gilder (1773–80).

Preston, —, address unknown, cm (1778–79). The Stanhope papers indicate the supply by this maker in the period 1778– 79 of ‘a pierced commode’ for which £4 9s was charged and a ‘cabriole couch’ which cost £4 4s. [Kent RO, U590 A61/8]

Tanley, G. B., address unrecorded. Stamp found on a set of Regency dining chairs with curved top-rails, pierced interlaced splats inlaid with ebony lines, leather upholstered seats, and supported on sabre legs.

Thomas, Frances, Halesowen, Salop, cm (c.1810–c.1830). Trading at Pekingham St, c.1830. Metal label of ‘F.

Low, W.

Thames Valley region; chair maker (c.1790-1820)

A high-back, double-bow Windsor chair, bearing the stamp 'W.LOW', is in the Cotton Collection, Museum of the Home and illustrated below.

Walker, Frederick