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Thomas Chippendale (June 5, 1718 – November 13, 1779), born at Farnley near Otley, West Yorkshire, was a London cabinet-maker and furniture designer in the mid-Georgian, English Rococo, and Neoclassical styles. He went to London in 1749 where, in 1754, he became the first cabinet-maker to publish a book of his designs, titled Gentleman and Cabinet Maker's Director. Three editions were published, the first in 1754, followed by a virtual reprint in 1755, and finally a revised and enlarged edition in 1762, by which time Chippendale's illustrated designs began to show signs of Neoclassicism. Image File history File links Chippendale_chair. ... Image File history File links Chippendale_chair. ... June 5 is the 156th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (157th in leap years), with 209 days remaining. ... // The Funj warrior aristocracy deposes the reigning mek and places one of their own ranks on the throne of Sennar. ... November 13 is the 317th day of the year (318th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 48 days remaining. ... 1779 was a common year starting on Friday (see link for calendar). ... Otley is a town in northern England by the River Wharfe. ... West Yorkshire is a metropolitan county in the Yorkshire and the Humber region of England. ... London (pronounced ) is the capital city of England and the United Kingdom. ... Cabinet making is the practice of utilizing many woodworking skills to create cabinets, shelving and furniture. ... North side of the Catherine Palace in Tsarskoye Selo - carriage courtyard: all the stucco details sparkled with gold until 1773, when Catherine II had gilding replaced with olive drab paint. ... Neoclassicism (sometimes rendered as Neo-Classicism or Neo-classicism) is the name given to quite distinct movements in the visual arts, literature, theatre, music, and architecture. ... 1754 was a common year starting on Tuesday (see link for calendar). ... 1755 was a common year starting on Wednesday (see link for calendar). ... 1762 was a common year starting on Friday (see link for calendar). ...

Chippendale worked in partnership initially with the upholsterer James Rannie and later with Rannie's assistant, Thomas Haig, but artistic control of the luxurious furnishings that came from his premises in St. Martin's Lane was firmly in Chippendale's hands.

"A Design for a State Bed" from the Director, 1762

In 1978, Christopher Gilbert was able to identify from among over 60 known clients 26 documented commissions from which surviving furniture by Chippendale could be identified, much of it still in the aristocratic houses for which it was made. Chippendale furniture was supplied to Blair Castle, Perthshire, for the Duke of Atholl (1758); Wilton House, for Henry, 10th Earl of Pembroke (c 1759-1773); Nostell Priory, Yorkshire, for Sir Roland Winn, Bt (1766-85); Mersham Le Hatch, Kent, for Sir Edward Knatchbull, Bt (1767-79); furnishings for the royal family and for the actor David Garrick both in town and at his villa at Hampton, Middlesex; Normanton Park, Rutland and other houses for Sir Gilbert Heathcote Bt (1768-78) that included the management of a funeral for Lady Bridget Heathcote, 1772; Harewood House, Yorkshire, for Edwin Lascelles (1767-78); Newby Hall, Yorkshire, for William Weddell (c 1772-76); Temple Newsam, Yorkshire, for Lord Irwin (1774); Paxton House, Berwickshire, Scotland, for Ninian Home (1774-91); Burton Constable, Yorkshire for William Constable (1768-79); Petworth, Sussex and other houses for George Wyndham, 3rd Earl of Egremont (1777-79), to name only the most outstanding commissions. Image File history File links Download high-resolution version (557x941, 143 KB) Illustration from Illustrated History of Furniture, From the Earliest to the Present Time from 1893 by Litchfield, Frederick, (1850-1930) Source files: http://www. ... Image File history File links Download high-resolution version (557x941, 143 KB) Illustration from Illustrated History of Furniture, From the Earliest to the Present Time from 1893 by Litchfield, Frederick, (1850-1930) Source files: http://www. ... Blair Castle Blair Castle is a castle in the village of Blair Atholl on Tayside in Scotland. ... The title Duke of Atholl, named after Atholl in Scotland, was created several times in British history. ... Jones and de Causs South Front and the Palladian Bridge (1736/7), in a view of circa 1820 Wilton House is an English country house situated at Wilton near Salisbury in Wiltshire. ... Nostell Priory in 1880. ... Portrait of David Garrick David Garrick (February 19, 1717 â€“ January 20, 1779) was an English actor, dramatist, theatrical producer and theatrical manager, and a friend and pupil of Samuel Johnson. ... Harewood House as of 2005, seen from the garden Harewood House from A Complete History of the County of York by Thomas Allen (1828â€“30), showing the house before Barry altered the facades and added an extra storey to the pavilions. ... Temple Newsam is an estate in the county in Leeds, West Yorkshire, England. ... Paxton House Paxton House is a historic house in the Scottish Borders, near Berwick-upon-Tweed. ... Burton Constable Hall is a large Elizabethan country house with 18th and 19th century interiors, and a fine 18th century cabinet of curiosities. ... Map sources for Petworth at grid reference SU8821 Petworth is a small town in West Sussex, England. ... George OBrien Wyndham, 3rd Earl of Egremont (18 December 1751â€“11 November 1837) was a British peer. ...

He collaborated in furnishing interiors designed by Robert Adam and at Brocket Hall, Hertfordshire, and Melbourne House, London, for Lord Melbourne, with Sir William Chambers (c. 1772-75). Robert Adam Robert Adam (3 July 1728 - 3 March 1792) was a Scottish architect, interior designer and furniture designer, born in Kirkcaldy, Fife, Scotland. ... Brocket Hall is a country house in Hertfordshire, England, 22 miles from central London by road. ... William Chambers may refer to: William Chambers (architect), an 18th century Scottish architect William Chambers (publisher), a 19th century Scottish publisher This is a disambiguation page: a list of articles associated with the same title. ...

His workshop was continued by Thomas Chippendale the younger, but in a Neoclassical style without the same verve.

Recognizably "Chippendale" furniture was produced in Dublin and Philadelphia, as might be expected, but also in Lisbon, Copenhagen, and Hamburg. Catherine the Great and Louis XVI both possessed copies of the Director in its French edition. (Gilbert 1978, xvii). As a folk hero of English craftsmanship, he is enshrined as a full-size sculpted figure standing among other notables adorning the facade of the Victoria and Albert Museum, London. The Victoria and Albert Museum viewed from Thurloe Square. ...

His designs became very popular again during the middle to late 19th century, leading to widespread adoption of his name in revivals of his style, so much so that dealers spoke of "Chinese Chippendale", "Gothic Chippendale", and even "Irish Chippendale". Many of these later designs that attach his name bear little relationship to his original concepts. Alternative meaning: Nineteenth Century (periodical) (18th century — 19th century — 20th century — more centuries) As a means of recording the passage of time, the 19th century was that century which lasted from 1801-1900 in the sense of the Gregorian calendar. ...

There is a statue and memorial plaque dedicated to Chippendale outside the old Prince Henry's Grammar School in Manor Square, in Otley, Yorkshire.

External links

The Chippendale Society
Gentleman and Cabinet Maker's Director, first edition, 1754 – online as part of the University of Wisconsin's Digital Library for the Decorative Arts and Material Culture.
Ralph Edwards and Margaret Jourdain, 1955. Georgian Cabinet-Makers.
Christopher Gilbert, 1978. The Life and Work of Thomas Chippendale. The standard work.

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