The Gentleman and Cabinet-Maker's Director
Medium
Illustrations: etching and engraving
Dimensions
book: 18 1/8 x 11 3/4 x 1 7/8 in. (46 x 29.8 x 4.7 cm) page: 17 15/16 x 10 13/16 in. (45.6 x 27.5 cm)
Classification
Books|Ornament & Architecture
Department
Drawings and Prints
Museum
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
Credit
The Elisha Whittelsey Collection, The Elisha Whittelsey Fund, 1982
Accession Number
1982.1133
Tags
Art Historical Context
Published in 1762, *The Gentleman and Cabinet-M's Director* is a pattern book by renowned furniture designer Thomas Chippend, with contributions from a talented team of engravers including Matthew Darly, Tobias, Johann Sebastian Müller, others. This lavish volume served as a comprehensive guide for cabinet-makers and gentlemen alike, featuring exquisite illustrations of chairs, cabinets, tables, and other furniture the emerging Chippendale style—a fusion of Rococo exuberance, Gothic elements, and Chinese influences that defined 18th-century British elegance. The book's etchings and engravings...