The Life and Work of Thomas Chippendale Junior

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The Chippendale cabinet-making firm, founded by Thomas Chippendale senior in about 1750 became famous partly in the course of the succesful publication of his The Gentleman and Cabinet-Maker’s Director (1754, re-published 1755 and 1762), and partly in the course of the fine furniture supplied to plenty of illustrious clients. Chippendale senior ran the workshop for just over 20 years. His eldest son Thomas Chippendale junior continued the business for over forty, the first 20 years in partnership with Thomas Haig. Chippendale senior’s work has been well documents. Chippendale junior’s work has never, until now, been thoroughly researched. The Life and Work of Thomas Chippendale Junior repairs the omission. His patrons included members of the Royal Circle of relatives, aristocrats, landed gentry and antiquarians. He was once adept at satisfying their demands, whether or not they required lavish gilt or simpler, frequently mahogany, pieces. Where Circle of relatives archives and original settings continue to exist, as at Harewood House, Paxton House and Stourhead, they reveal the variety and quality of Chippendale’s output. Analysis of client’s invoices, even if the furniture can no longer be traced, for the first time provides a colourful view of what customers chose and what prices they paid.

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