Manufacturer
LONDON MANUFACTURING CO.
Bedroom Suite
DimensionsB) 177 x 88 x 44 cm
E) 74.5 x 76.3 x 42.4 cm
E) 74.5 x 76.3 x 42.4 cm
Credit LineGift of Mr. John Robson, 1991
Object number1991.014.001
Label TextWorkers in the London Furniture Manufacturing Company constructed this bedroom suite. The suite was a status symbol for its owner. Ornate and substantial, the furniture conferred respectability. Factory-made, it was also less expensive than handcrafted furniture.George Moorhead began the business in 1857. Over the next twenty years, he expanded the factory and introduced machines to do work formerly done by hand. An 1870 advertisement described “workshops fully supplied with the latest and most approved machinery, all driven by steam power....”
NameSuite, Bedroom
