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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

Author
Chippendale, Thomas, 1718-1779
Date
  • 1754
Publisher
London: Thomas Chippendale
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Author
Chippendale, Thomas, 1718-1779
Publisher
London: Thomas Chippendale
Date
1754
Description of Original
x, 27 p. : 160 plates ; 47 x 31 cm.
Format
Text
Language
English
Collection
Digital Library for the Decorative Arts and Material Culture

  1. [Cover]
  2. [Marbled pages]
  3. [Title Page]
  4. To the Right Honourable Hugh Earl of Northumberland
  5. The preface
  6. The names of the subscribers
  7. General proportions
  8. Bases for the columns
  9. Rules for drawing
  10. Plate descriptions
  11. Diagrams
  12. Chairs
  13. Chinese sophas
  14. Beds
  15. Tables
  16. Bookcases
  17. Chests of drawers
  18. Chests and bookcases
  19. Cabinets
  20. Cloths chests
  21. Cloths press
  22. China case
  23. Cases
  24. Cases
  25. China cases
  26. Shelves (hanging and Chinese)
  27. Candle stands
  28. Fire screens
  29. Tea chests
  30. China trays
  31. Brackets for busts and marble slabs
  32. Clock cases
  33. Table clock cases
  34. Table clock cases
  35. Cornices for beds or windows
  36. Gerandoles
  37. Frames
  38. Shields for pediments
  39. Frets
  40. Chinese railing
  41. [Marbled pages]
  42. [Cover]

Subjects

  • Furniture — England — 18th century
  • Decoration and ornament — Chippendale style
  • Furniture, Gothic
  • Decoration and ornament — Chinese influences
  • Architecture — Orders
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