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Haig, Thomas (c.1727-1803)
Cabinet-maker, upholsterer and business partner
of Thomas Chippendale. When Chippendale
died in 1779 he continued in partnership
with Thomas Chippendale, the son, until
1796.
half-tester Bed with a canopy or tester, a
supported headboard or posts that covers a
quarter or a third of the bed area. They were used
in the late medieval times and revived in the 17th
- 19th Centuries.
hall chair These are hard seated single chairs
designed for entrance halls and date from the
early 18th Century.
Hallett, William (c.1709-1781)
Early Georgian cabinet maker. A business
partner in the cabinet making firm Vile &
Cobb in 1752.
hallmarks The official marks of an assay office
or guild stamped on articles with a precious
metal content. Also applies to the complete set
of marks found on Silver, Gold and Platinum,
they include the date mark and the makers mark
in Britain the term 'hallmark' means the mark of
the Goldsmith's Hall. Different systems are in use
throughout Europe. The original Assaying office
was established in London on 1300.
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