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Through his designs for furniture and architectural elements, Thomas Chippendale became one of the most influential tastemakers of the 1700s. He published three editions of <em>The Gentleman and Cabinet-Maker’s Director </em>(1754, 1755, and 1762), which sold widely in Britain, Ireland, and America. This rare French version of the third edition demonstrates his effort to spread his designs for both naturalistic and neoclassical decoration even wider across Europe.
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351227
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The Gentleman and Cabinet-Maker's Director
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351227
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The Gentleman and Cabinet-Maker's Director
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Through his designs for furniture and architectural elements, Thomas Chippendale became one of the most influential tastemakers of the 1700s. He published three editions of <em>The Gentleman and Cabinet-Maker’s Director </em>(1754, 1755, and 1762), which sold widely in Britain, Ireland, and America. This rare French version of the third edition demonstrates his effort to spread his designs for both naturalistic and neoclassical decoration even wider across Europe.
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1762
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CC0
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en
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Q117239316
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Bound Volume
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47.9 x 30.5 x 6 cm (18 7/8 x 12 x 2 3/8 in.)
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Britain
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2019.8
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Paper, leather
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The Gentleman and Cabinet-Maker's Director, 1762. Thomas Chippendale (British, 1718–1779), T. Becket & P. A. de Hondt (British). Paper, leather; 47.9 x 30.5 x 6 cm (18 7/8 x 12 x 2 3/8 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of Philip A. Uhde in memory of his father, Frederick C. Uhde, 2019.80
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Decorative Arts
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third
didYouKnow
Fewer than fifteen copies, including this one, of the French edition of Thomas Chippendale’s famous book of designs, are known to exist.
citations
citation
Gilbert, Christopher. <em>The Life and Work of Thomas Chippendale</em>. London: Studio Vista, 1978.
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Femke Speelberg. “Thomas Chippendale’s Gentleman and Cabinet-maker’s Director” <em>Metropolitan Museum of Art, Heilbrunn Timeline of Art History</em>, (May 2018).
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Gift of Philip A. Uhde in memory of his father, Frederick C. Uhde
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2026-05-29 08:57:08.862000
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351227
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Decorative Art and Design
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Decorative Arts
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Paper, leather
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