The Gentleman and Cabinet-maker's Director: Being a Large Collection of . . . Designs of Household Furniture in the Gothic, Chinese and Modern Taste . . .
Dimensions
17 13/16” x 11 7/8” x 2” (45.2 x 30.2 x 5.1 cm)
Culture
London: Thomas Chippendale, 1754
Department
The Libraries
Museum
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
Credit
Library Purchase
Accession Number
161.1 C44 Q
About the Artist
Thomas Chippendale · 1718–1779
Thomas Chippendale, baptized on June 5, 1718, in Otley, Yorkshire, was born into a family steeped in woodworking traditions, the only child of joiner John Chippendale and Mary Drake. His father likely provided his initial hands-on training in cabinetmaking, supplemented by time in the workshop of York joiner Richard Wood, before Chippendale relocated to London around 1749. He married Catherine Red...