No. 003
Title
No. 003
Page Number
Address
46 Compton St
Geographic Details
St. Ann's Soho
Date(s)
Prior to 1789 (when business moved to 42 Greek St.) [1]
Medium
Printer
Name of Business / Business Owner
Annotations / Handwritten Text
Sells pictures & has frequently good secondhand French framing. / B. He works for Lord Bute
Printed Text
Picture Frame Warehouse / Maskens / Carver & Gilder / No. 46 / Compton Street / St. Ann's SOHO.
Description
Engraved card, text with flourishes. Lord Bute most likely referring to John Stuart, 3rd Earl of Bute (1713-1792). [2]
Research Notes
+ See Heal, 96.8 on British Museum website [webpage currently unavailable]
+ Lord Bute went to Eton with Horace Walpole [2]
+ Lord Bute went to Eton with Horace Walpole [2]
Page Last Updated
Sources
[1] 'M', in Dictionary of English Furniture Makers 1660-1840, ed. Geoffrey Beard and Christopher Gilbert (Leeds, 1986), pp. 563-638. British History Online http://www.british-history.ac.uk/no-series/dict-english-furniture-makers/m.
[2] “Encyclopædia Britannica, Ninth Edition/John Stuart, Third Earl of Bute.” Encyclopædia Britannica, Ninth Edition/John Stuart, Third Earl of Bute - Wikisource, the Free Online Library, en.wikisource.org/wiki/Encyclopædia_Britannica,_Ninth_Edition/John_Stuart,_third_Earl_of_Bute.
[2] “Encyclopædia Britannica, Ninth Edition/John Stuart, Third Earl of Bute.” Encyclopædia Britannica, Ninth Edition/John Stuart, Third Earl of Bute - Wikisource, the Free Online Library, en.wikisource.org/wiki/Encyclopædia_Britannica,_Ninth_Edition/John_Stuart,_third_Earl_of_Bute.
Collection
Citation
“No. 003,” English Trade Cards: A Digital Companion, accessed October 22, 2026, https://englishtradecards.org/items/show/3.