This stool, and its pair, W. 13A-1933, have the same workman's name and serial number on the printed label, suggesting they were originally made and sold together, probably for a drawing room.
The firm of John Kendell & Co. apparently began adding printed labels with serial numbers and the name of the workman involved to their furniture in the 1830s (<u>Dictionary of English Furniture Makers 1660-1840</u>, edited by Geoffrey Beard and Christopher Gilbert, p. 505). If the serial numbers were used consecutively this stool and its pair may be among the earliest surviving examples with these printed labels.
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This stool, and its pair, W. 13A-1933, have the same workman's name and serial number on the printed label, suggesting they were originally made and sold together, probably for a drawing room.
The firm of John Kendell & Co. apparently began adding printed labels with serial numbers and the name of the workman involved to their furniture in the 1830s (<u>Dictionary of English Furniture Makers 1660-1840</u>, edited by Geoffrey Beard and Christopher Gilbert, p. 505). If the serial numbers were used consecutively this stool and its pair may be among the earliest surviving examples with these printed labels.