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Surname	Linnell	Alternative Surname
First Name	William and John	Initial of Surname	L
Year of Birth/Baptism		Flourished	1739-1810
Year of Death
Biographical Details	The well-known Georgian cabinet-makers were responsible for a considerable amount of decorative carving. William Linnell (c1703-1763) was trained as a carver and c1730 he set up a business based which later expanded into cabinet making and upholstery. After his death he was succeeded by his son, John Linnell (1729-1796), who became one of the leading cabinet-makers of the period. Commissions for carved work, particularly frames, overmantles and girandoles, constituted an important part of the firm’s work during the 1770s and 1780s. Literary References: Hayward and Kirkham 1980, passim; Beard 2003, 38