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Industry and ingenuity : the partnership of William Ince and John Mayhew / Hugh Roberts and Charles Cator.
LIBRA NK2531.L67 R63 2022
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- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Roberts, Hugh, 1948- author.
- Cator, Charles, author.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Furniture--Great Britain--History--18th century.
- Furniture.
- Cabinetwork--Great Britain--History--18th century.
- Cabinetwork.
- Ince, William, 1752?-1804.
- Ince, William.
- Mayhew, John.
- Great Britain.
- Genre:
- History.
- Physical Description:
- 448 pages : illustrations (chiefly colour), map ; 28 cm
- Place of Publication:
- Dublin : Philip Wilson Publishers, 2022.
- Summary:
- "The partnership of William Ince (1737–1804) and John Mayhew (1736–1811) ran from 1758 to 1804, and was one of the most enduring and well-connected collaborations in Georgian London's tight-knit cabinetmaking community. The partners' clientele was probably larger, and their work was arguably more influential over a longer period, than most other leading metropolitan makers – perhaps even than that of their older contemporary, the celebrated Thomas Chippendale. Despite their considerable output and an impressive tally of clients and commissions, much of Ince and Mayhew's work has remained unidentified until recent times. The authors' substantial research in private family archives, county record offices and bank archives has allowed them to uncover much new evidence about the business and its influence within cabinetmaking circles. In Industry and Ingenuity, the results of these new investigations are presented alongside an impressive selection of more than 500 colourful, vibrant photographs of Ince and Mayhew's works, many previously unpublished, which together emphasise the partnership's proper position in the pantheon of great eighteenth-century cabinetmakers"-- Provided by publisher.
- Contents:
- Machine generated contents note: pt. ONE THE BUSINESS
- Apprenticeship and Partnership
- Premises and Family
- Role of the Partners
- The Universal System of Houshold Furniture
- Branches of the Business
- Workshop Management
- Accounting and Finance
- Clientele
- Relationship with Architects
- `House Style' and Stylistic Development
- Dissolution of the Partnership
- The Suit in Chancery
- pt. TWO COMMISSIONS
- Documented Commissions
- Possible Commissions
- pt. THREE ILLUSTRATIONS.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- ISBN:
- 1781301093
- 9781781301098
- OCLC:
- 1237750671
- Publisher Number:
- 99993105005
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