William Ince Cabinet Maker 1737-1804 (eBook)

Sarah Ingle (Autor)

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2020 | 1., Second
186 Seiten
Distributed By Ingram Spark (Verlag)
978-1-9163387-1-5 (ISBN)

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A detailed family history of William Ince and the life of John Mayhew, partners in the important 18th century cabinet making firm Ince & Mayhew. Their antique furniture is on display in a number of museums and stately homes around the world. The postscript describes the intriguing adventures of William's son in 1830s Virginia. 'A fascinating and painstakingly researched study' Sir Hugh Roberts. 'An absolutely fascinating book providing the reader with a real sense of how life was lived during that great period of English furniture making.' Lennox Cato, Antiques Roadshow Furniture Specialist The story covers:rural Worcestershire in Tudor timescourt cases in the Star Chamber of James 1 of Englandplague and Civil War in a Worcestershire villageancient deeds and indenturesemigration to LondonInce & Mayhew: the lives of William Ince and John Mayhew and their exquisite workthe lives of the Ince women across the generationsThe detailed history of the firm Ince & Mayhew starts with their furniture directory The Universal System of Household Furniture and goes through to the winding up of the long-running Chancery case that ended their partnership. The lives of both William Ince and John Mayhew convey the riches that could be enjoyed by the combination of talent and entrepreneurship, but also the hardship that had to be endured in the conditions of their time. A brief look at their descendants touches on diverse topics, including:the ending of slavery in Jamaicathe proposed Pyramid Cemetery for Londontwo renowned American actorsthe artist Joseph Murray Ince the journalist and social researcher Henry MayhewThe second editon is about twice the size of the original with a greater emphasis on celebrating the work of William Ince. It also includes new information on his father and sisters in Worcestershire, his wife's family in London and the intriguing adventures of William's son Frederick in America linked to the struggles of his long-suffering wife Martha de Bar in England, taken from Frederick's papers written between 1824 and 1836. There is a chapter on John Mayhew and his family, including new research on John's baptism and his siblings, and information about his children and grandchildren. There is also information on some of William's more notable descendants, including the colourful actress Annette Ince, who played Juliet to John Wilkes Booth's Romeo and the artists Joseph Murray Ince, Charles Percy Ince and Charlotte Grace Cowell. The book has over a hundred illustrations with drawings and water-colours, as well as photographs, maps and diagrams, more than half in colour.This book is a must for anyone wanting to know more about the life of one of the most important cabinet makers in England in the 18th century whose name has every right to be as celebrated as that of Chippendale.

Inhalt

Chapter 1 1547-1604  Elmley Lovett and an Elizabethan wife              

Chapter 2 1564-1619 Swords and Daggers – Servant to Sir John Acton

Chapter 3 1620-1715 Plague and Civil War - the 17th century

Chapter 4 1660s to 1730s The Property in Shell

Chapter 5 1699-1745 John Ince Glass-Grinder

Chapter 6 1737-1804 William Ince Cabinet Maker – His Life

Chapter 7 Ince & Mayhew: William Ince Cabinet Maker – His Work

Chapter 8 Colourful descendants of William Ince

Chapter 9 John Mayhew’s Life and Family

Postscript: The story of Frederick Ince in Virginia and Martha, his long-suffering wife

Index

Produkt-Details

• Erscheint lt. Verlag: 19.5.2020
• Illustrationen: Jennifer Evans, Derry Mountford
• Sprache: englisch
• Themenwelt: Kunst / Musik / Theater ► Antiquitäten
• Themenwelt: Sachbuch/Ratgeber ► Freizeit / Hobby ► Sammeln / Sammlerkataloge
• Schlagworte: 18th century • antique furniture • cabinet maker • Elmley Lovett • Family history • History of Virginia • Ince & Mayhew • Ince and Mayhew • John Mayhew • marquetry furniture • Mayhew and Ince • upholder • Virginia 1830s • William Ince • Worcestershire
• ISBN-10: 1-9163387-1-2 / 1916338712
• ISBN-13: 978-1-9163387-1-5 / 9781916338715