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Total number of records: 4831

Count of Record type

Record typeCount
Archives4769
Books and printed items36
Art items23
Objects3

Count of Collection group

Collection groupCount
John Evan Bedford Library of Furniture History4831
Art and Antique Market4790

Top 10: Subject

SubjectCount
furniture12
historic buildings4
furniture design4
historic sites3
house furnishings3
home economics2
manors2
cabinetwork2
furniture industry and trade2
country homes2

Count of Place

PlaceCount
England8
Great Britain4
Wales2
Llangollen (Wales)1
Grossbritannien1
Grande-Bretagne1
Asia1
France1

Top 10: People and organisations

People and organisationsCount
Bedford, John Victor (1941-2019)36
Maple & Co. Ltd24
Maple and Co. Ltd24
Oetzmann & Co.17
Oetzmann and Co.17
A. Overfield & Co.13
A. Overfield and Company13
A. Overfield and Co.13
Thomas Tapling and Co. Limited12
Thomas Tapling and Company Limited12

Count of Earliest date

Earliest dateCount
From 160022
From 1700149
From 18002202
From 19002430
From 200028

Count of Latest date

Latest dateCount
Up to 16991
Up to 1799100
Up to 18991663
Up to 19991154
Up to latest1913
Archive Collection:
MS 2241
John Evan Bedford Library of Furniture History
c.1680-c.2017
Private library of archive and printed material relating to all aspects of furniture history and design belonging to the antiques dealer John (Victor) Bedford (1941-2019). The archival collection...
Archive Sub-collection:
MS 2241/1
General Archive Files
c.1900-c.2010
Reference files collated by John Bedford on various subjects and makers relating to furniture, including design, trade, architecture and history of the buildings in the UK and abroad. Files mainly c...
Archive Sub-collection:
MS 2241/10
Edward T. Joy Archive
c.1950-c.2017
Papers of Edward T. Joy, furniture historian and author.
Archive Sub-collection:
MS 2241/11
Personal and Family Papers of John Bedford including William Bedford Antiques PLC
c.1900 - c.2010
Papers, photographs and personal items relating to John Bedford his business William Bedford PLC and his earlier motor racing activies. Includes: 1) Personal Diaries 2) William Bedford PLC. 3) Pr...
Archive Sub-collection:
MS 2241/12
Library Reference Papers
c.1950-c.2017
Papers relating to the administration of the collection including correspondence and accounts as well as indexes on the John Evan Bedford Library of Furniture History books, periodicals, archive items...
Archive Sub-collection:
MS 2241/13
Art work and Objects
c.1700-c.2017
Art work and objects collected by John Bedford.
Archive Sub-collection:
MS 2241/14
Print Items
c.1680-c.2017
Print items (books, journals etc) as collected by John Bedford.
Archive Sub-collection:
MS 2241/2
Cabinet Makers Archive
c.1900-c.2017
A-Z files of cabinet makers, upholsterers or related trader/craftspersons, as collated by John Bedford.
Archive Sub-collection:
MS 2241/3
Bills, Billheads and Accounts
c.1680- c.2017
Original Bills, Billheads and Accounts relating to furniture makers as bought and collected by John Bedford.
Archive Sub-collection:
MS 2241/4
Trade Cards [and labels]
c.1680-c.1999
Original trade cards and trade labels/plates (added to pieces of furniture) relating to furniture makers as collected by John Bedford. Includes: 1) 3 boxes of trade cards relating to metalwork and...
Archive Sub-collection:
MS 2241/6
Auction Catalogues of Household Contents, Collections, etc.
1815-1994
Auction catalogues, accounts of sales and a poster for auctions of houses and their contents including Morecombe Paddox, Little Holland House and The Piazza Hotel.
Archive Sub-collection:
MS 2241/7
Archival material (loose)
c.1700-c.1949
Original archive material relating to furniture, sales of furniture or furniture makers as collected by John Bedford. 1) inventories and valuations 2) indentures, legal agreements and papers. 3) ...