Sheraton Furniture
THOMAS SHERATON
Born in 1751 in Durham, Sheraton moved to London around 1790. A religious man, he published several religious tracts before being ordained as a baptist minister in 1800. Much of English furniture made between 1790 and 1800 followed Sheraton's lighter more feminine style that made use of more exotic woods, such as Satinwood, Rosewood and Tulipwood whilst incorporating painted motifs. He was the author of three pattern books of which the Cabinet Maker and Upholsterer's Drawing Book, published in fortnightly editions, was the most important.
