The Gentleman and Cabinet-Maker's Director. Being a Large Collection of the Most Elegant and Useful Designs of Household Furniture in the Gothic, Chinese and Modern Taste
Medium
Illustrations:engraving; graphite on the verso of some pages
Dimensions
17 3/16 x 11 7/16 x 1 3/4 in. (43.7 x 29 x 4.5 cm)
Classification
Books|Ornament & Architecture
Department
Drawings and Prints
Museum
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
Credit
Rogers Fund, 1952
Accession Number
52.519.94
Tags
About the Artist
Thomas Chippendale|Joseph Champion|Johann Sebastian Müller|John Haberkorn|Tobias Müller|Matthew Darly · 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...