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Born c.1637
Died 1703 • London • England
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English potter
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English potter
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Ralph Wood, Jr.
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Elers, John Philip
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Bracket clock with oak case, ebony veneer, and gilt bronze mounts by Thomas Tompion, c. 1690; in the Victoria and Albert Museum, London.
Thomas Tompion
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Josiah Wedgwood.
Josiah Wedgwood
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Chippendale, Thomas: drawing of a combined desk and bookcase
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George Stephenson
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Design for a library table by Thomas Sheraton, engraving from his book, The Cabinet-Maker, Upholsterer and General Artist's Encyclopaedia (1805)
Thomas Sheraton
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Design for a sofa by George Hepplewhite, engraving from his book, The Cabinet-Maker and Upholsterer's Guide (1788).
George Hepplewhite
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William Richard Morris, Viscount Nuffield
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John Cobb
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Matthew Boulton, detail of an engraving by William Sharp after a portrait by William Beachey, 18th century
Matthew Boulton
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Sir Alliott Verdon Roe
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