Folio stand
attributed to Gillow & Co.
Category
Furniture
Date
circa 1840
Materials
Mahogany
Measurements
100 x 66 x 72 cm
Place of origin
London
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Belton House, Lincolnshire
NT 434954
Summary
A mahogany adjustable folio stand, possibly by Gillow & Co. London, circa 1840. With a double ratchet and trellis panels on trestle ends and long plinth bases, raised on bun feet.
Full description
Gillow(s), Lancaster and London; cabinet makers, furnishers and upholsterers (c.1730 - after 1840) The firm of Gillow(s) was based in Lancaster although a full London branch had been established in Oxford St. from 1769 trading as Gillow & Co. Previously unrecorded receipts in the Belton archive provide a fascinating insight into the professional relationship between Gillow & Co. and Lord Brownlow between the years 1810-1833. The receipts not only document furniture made and supplied to Belton but also list textiles, carpets, curtain pelmets, window cornices and other furnishings. They list colour schemes, fabrics and linings down to the detail of tassels and fringes on cushions. The time taken by their men to fit and furnish the house ‘incidents and men’s time cutting out and making up’ and the packing and cartage required to move goods from London as well as correspondence regarding details and payments give us a new perspective on the relationship between craftsman and patron. It is not always possible to match furniture and furnishings to the receipts but through research and previously published Gillow designs some attributions can be made with confidence. Although the folio stand dates from after the documented receipts there is no reason to suppose that Gillow & Co. did not continue to supply Belton with furnishings. For further discussion and extensive research see: Stuart, Susan 'Gillows of Lancaster and London 1730 - 1840' (2008) 2 vols. James Weedon (January 2019)
Provenance
Possibly supplied by Gillow & Co. London to Belton House circa 1840. Purchased with a grant from the National Heritage Memorial Fund (NHMF) from Edward John Peregrine Cust, 7th Baron Brownlow (b.1936) in 1984.
Makers and roles
attributed to Gillow & Co., cabinetmaker attributed to Gillow & Co., furniture designer
References
Stuart, Susan 'Gillows of Lancaster and London 1730 - 1840' (2008) 2 vols.