Wooden Footstool
Credit LineGift of Mr. Robert Tripp and Mr. Peter Martin, 2012
Object number2012.025.002
Label TextHaving come through branches of the Coombs family, it is likely that London furniture maker, Henry Coombs made this footstool. English-born Coombs (1819-1882) immigrated to London in 1843 and soon opened a cabinet-making business. He operated it at King and Richmond streets, on the northwest corner of the Market Square, until he closed up shop in 1875. The notice announcing the closure highlighted the medals Coombs’ furniture had won locally and in Paris, France. It also noted that customers could be confident of the quality of his goods. While other manufacturers had adopted machinery, Coombs still trusted the skill of trained craftsmen.
NameFootstool
