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The Lady's workbox in the Judges' Lodgings Museum, Lancaster, was made in 1808 in Lancaster by Gillows (trading as Robert Gillow and Brothers).〔(Workbox (accession Number LANMS.2006.8) ). Lancashire Museums〕 It is documented in the Gillow Estimate Sketchbooks in 1808. The recipient was Miss Elizabeth Gifford of Nerquis Hall.〔Nerquis (Welsh: Nercwys) is a village in Flintshire, Wales. See (Nerquis Hall ) for details of Miss Gifford and her house.〕 The workbox is decorated with 72 'rare and curious woods'. The craftsman was Francis Dowbiggin, son of Thomas Dowbiggin. ==Gillows== (詳細はLondon. It was originally founded in Lancaster in about 1730 by Robert Gillow (1704-1772). The Robert Gillow of the box would be the founder's grandson, Robert () Gillow, whose brothers George () Gillow; and Richard () Gillow joined the family firm.〔 (subscription or UK public library membership required)〕 Gillows was owned by the family until 1814. As a result of Lancaster's Atlantic triangular trade, much timber was imported from the Caribbean.〔(Trade - Import/Export ). Lancashire Museums〕 However, the port was going into decline about the time the box was made. Lancaster was barred from taking part in the slave trade in 1799 and the slave trade was abolished in the British Empire in 1807.〔(Abolition ). Lancashire Museums〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Lady's Workbox, 1808」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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