The extraordinary thomas chippendale biography
The extraordinary thomas chippendale biography
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Thomas Chippendale
English furniture designer (1718–1779)
For his son, see Thomas Chippendale, the younger.
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Thomas Chippendale statue in Otley, West Yorkshire, England | |
| Born | June 1718 Otley, England |
| Died | 1779(1779-00-00) (aged 60–61) London, England |
| Children | Thomas, 4 other sons, 4 daughters, and 3 others |
Thomas Chippendale (June 1718 – 1779) was an English woodworker in London, designing furniture in the mid-Georgian, English Rococo, and Neoclassical styles.
In 1754 he published a book of his designs in a trade catalogue titled The Gentleman and Cabinet Maker's Director—the most important collection of furniture designs published in England to that point which created a mass market for furniture—upon which success he became renowned.
According to the Victoria and Albert Museum, "so influential were his designs, in Britain and throughout Europe and America, that 'Chippendale' became a shorthand description for any furnitu