Campaign bed
by or after Morgan and Sanders (fl. 1801 - 1820)
Date
circa 1805
Materials
Mahogany, deal, brass, textile
Measurements
200 cm (H); 94 cm (W); 212 cm (D)
Place of origin
London
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Lytes Cary Manor, Somerset
NT 254487
Summary
A mahogany campaign bed or convertible chair bed, attributed to Morgan & Sanders (1801-1820), London, circa 1805. With an arched tester with brass finials on turned uprights, solid head and wings, deal slats raised on turned legs. Chinoiserie red chintz curtains and bed cover and three hair mattresses.
Full description
Morgan and Sanders are recorded as working from 16-17 Catherine Street, London between 1801-1820. A partnership of Thomas Morgan and Joseph Saunders both former employees for Thomas Butler of 13-14 Catherine Street. See Geoffrey Beard and Christopher Gilbert’s ‘Dictionary of English Furniture Makers, 1660-1840’. Much is known about the business of Morgan & Sanders because of their involvement with Rudolph Ackermann, print seller, art dealer and publisher of the Strand. They supplied a succession of furniture designs for his monthly periodical 'The Repository of Arts' which were published between 1809 and 1815. A comparable bed is illustrated in Gilbert's 'Pictorial Dictionary of Marked London Furniture'. (James Weedon, March 2020)
Provenance
Bequest of Lytes Cary Manor and other freehold lands, tenements, property and chattels from Sir Walter Kentish William Jenner, in his will dated 14th May 1948.
Makers and roles
by or after Morgan and Sanders (fl. 1801 - 1820), maker
References
Gilbert (1996): Christopher Gilbert, Pictorial Dictionary of Marked London Furniture 1700 - 1840 (1996), pl.673-674 Dictionary of British and Irish furniture makers online (1660-1840) FHS 2017