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Exhibition Review
Thomas Chippendale studies 1968–2018: reflections on his 300th anniversary
09/2018 | 1386 | 160
Pages: 734-739
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Reviewer:
Goodison, Nicholas (Goodison, Nicholas)
Subjects
art literature:
Coleridge, Anthony / Nicholson, Ben / Gilbert, Christopher / Goodison, Judith / Heckscher, Morrison H.
artists:
Chippendale, Thomas I, 1718-1779 / Webb, Aston / Hodge, Albert / Brown, Capability / Adam, Robert, 1728-1792
artists:
Linnell, William, cabinetmaker, d. 1763 / Linnell, John, cabinetmaker, ca.1729-1796 / Gillows / Ince, William / Mayhew, John
buildings:
Dumfries House, Cumnock, Great Britain / Nostell Priory, Nostell, West Yorkshire, Great Britain / Harewood House, Harewood, Leeds, Great Britain / Newby Hall, Ripon, Great Britain
buildings:
Burton Constable, Yorkshire, Great Britain / Aske Hall, Richmond, Great Britain / Paxton House, Berwick-upon-Tweed, Great Britain / Weston Park, Shropshire, Great Britain / Wedderburn Castle, Berwickshire, Great Britain
dates:
1700-1799 / 1950-1999 / 2000-2009 / 2010-2019
media:
Furniture / Drawings / Architecture / Inlays / Marquetry / Lacquerware / Metalwork / Interiors / Textiles / Wallpaper / Carpets
museums and institutions:
Temple Newsam House, Leeds, Great Britain / Furniture History Society / University of London, London, Great Britain / Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, United States / Victoria and Albert Museum, London, Great Britain
museums and institutions:
Leeds City Museum, Leeds, Great Britain
patrons:
Winn, Rowland, Fifth Baronet of Nostell, 1739–1785 / Dalrymple-Crichton, William, Fifth Earl of Dumfries, 1699-1768 / Constable, William, 1721-1791 / Dundas, Laurence, 1st Baronet / Garrick, David, 1717-1779 / Home, Ninian / Home, Patrick / Lamb, Peniston, 1st Viscount Melbourne / Lascelles, Edwin, 1st Baron Harewood / Weddell, William
places:
Great Britain
subjects:
Cabinetmakers / Cabinets (furniture) / The gentleman and cabinet-maker's director (1754) / Chippendale / Rococo / Chinese / Gothic Revival / Neo-classicism / Workshops (Organisations) / Country houses / Periodicals / Inventories / Monographs / Correspondence / Archives / Burlington Magazine / Identification / Exhibitions / Patronage / Lectures / Restoration (process) / Upholsterers / Scientific analysis / Technical analysis / Taste (aesthetics) / Influence
Illustrations
Attributed works:
1. Opposite Secretaire, by Thomas Chippendale. 1773. Mahogany with Chinese lacquer and English japanning, 86 by 136 by 43 cm. (Leeds Museums and Galleries, Temple Newsam House).
Attributed works:
2. Drawing for three chairs by Thomas Chippendale. 1753. Pen and grey wash on paper, 20.3 by 33 cm. (The Chippendale Society).
Attributed works:
3. Card table, by Thomas Chippendale. 1759. Mahogany and oak, 75 by 89 by 46 cm. (closed). (Dumfries House Trust).
Attributed works:
4. Armchair, by Thomas Chippendale. 1767. Mahogany, 96 by 63.5 by 65 cm. (Nostell Priory, The National Trust).
Attributed works:
5. Armchair, by Thomas Chippendale. c.1774. Gilt limewood with tapestry covers. 105 by 70 by 74 cm. (Newby Hall, Yorkshire).
Attributed works:
6. Armchair, attributed to Gillows, based on a plate XVII of The Gentleman and Cabinet-Maker’s Director by Thomas Chippendale, London 1762. 1784. Mahogany, 101.6 by 58.4 by 47.5 cm. (Birmingham Museums Trust, Soho House).
Attributed works:
7. Digital reconstruction of Fig.8, to show the original appearance of the marquetry.
Attributed works:
8. Top of a pier table, by Thomas Chippendale. c.1772. Veneered mahogany, 60 by 196 cm. (The Chippendale Society).
Attributed works:
9. Commode, by Thomas Chippendale. c.1773. Veneered mahogany with gilt-brass mounts, 94 by 228.6 by 63.5 cm. (Renishaw Hall, Derbyshire).
Article
Chippendale's Ribbon-Back Chairs
10/1920 | 211 | 37
Pages: 194-197+200-201
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Author:
Cescinsky, Herbert (Cescinsky, Herbert; C., H.; Cescinsky, H.)
Subjects
artists:
Chippendale, Thomas I, 1718-1779
buildings:
Nostell Priory, Nostell, West Yorkshire, Great Britain
dates:
1700-1799
places:
England
sources:
The gentleman and cabinet-maker's director (1754)
styles:
Chippendale
subjects:
Furniture makers / Furniture / Georgian / Queen Anne / British / Chairs
subjects:
Ribbon-back chairs
subjects:
Sources
Illustrations
Western art unattributed:
Plate I. A-Mahogany Settee; The First Transition from the Hoop-back of the Queen Anne and Early Georgian Period (Mrs. McClure). Chippendale's Ribbon-Back Chairs
Western art unattributed:
Plate I. B-Mahogany Chair, Showing the Scrolled Top Rail and Pierced Back-Splat Carved to Represent Interlaced Strapwork. Chippendale's Ribbon-Back Chairs
Western art unattributed:
Plate I. C-Mahogany Chair, with Central Splat Carved in Imitation of a Swag of Drapery. Chippendale's Ribbon-Back Chairs
Western art unattributed:
Plate II. D-The Ribbon-Back Chair in Developed Form. Chippendale's Ribbon-Back Chairs
Western art unattributed:
Plate II. E-Mahogany Ribbon-Back Chair; A Modification of a Director Design. Chippendale's Ribbon-Back Chairs
Western art unattributed:
Plate II. F-Mahogany Settee of a Set Consisting of a Settee and Nine Arm Chairs (Mr. C. J. Charles). Chippendale's Ribbon-Back Chairs
Western art unattributed:
Plate III. G-Mahogany Ribbon-Back Chair. (Lieut.-Col. Croft Lyons). Chippendale's Ribbon-Back Chairs
Western art unattributed:
Plate III. H-Mahogany Ribbon-Back Chair. (Mr. C. J. Charles). Chippendale's Ribbon-Back Chairs
Article
Thomas Chippendale; The Evidence of His Work
06/1916 | 159 | 29
Pages: 109-110+112-113+115
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Author:
Cescinsky, Herbert (Cescinsky, Herbert; C., H.; Cescinsky, H.)
Subjects
artists:
Chippendale, Thomas I, 1718-1779
dates:
1700-1799
places:
England
sources:
The gentleman and cabinet-maker's director (1754)
subjects:
Furniture / Chippendale / Biographies
subjects:
Documents / Sources
Illustrations
Attributed works:
Plate II. 18th-Century Tripod Stand in Adam Style, with Detail (Basil Dighton). Thomas Chippendale; The Evidence of His Work
Western art unattributed:
Plate I. 18th-Century Bureau Bookcases. (A) Hepplewhite Style (The Writer). (B) Chippendale Style (Basil Dighton). Thomas Chippendale; The Evidence of His Work
Article
Eighteenth-Century Mirrors. Article II (Conclusion)
06/1906 | 39 | 9
Pages: 176-179+181-182
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Author:
Clouston, R. S. (Clouston, R. S.; C., R. S.)
Subjects
artists:
Adam, Robert, 1728-1792
artists:
Chippendale, Thomas I, 1718-1779
artists:
Lock, Matthias
artists:
Gillow, Robert
artists:
Hepplewhite, George
dates:
1700-1799
places:
England
places:
Italy / France
sources:
The gentleman and cabinet-maker's director (1754)
styles:
Chippendale
styles:
Empire (Style)
subjects:
Mirrors / Interiors / History
subjects:
Verre églomisé
subjects:
Arcadia (pastoral) / Neo-classicism
Illustrations
Western art unattributed:
1. [Example of Queen Anne mirror with Chippendale-syle features] Eighteenth-Century Mirrors
Western art unattributed:
2. [Chippendale-style mirror foreshadowing the later overmantel style] Eighteenth-Century Mirrors
Western art unattributed:
3. [Mirror with wreaths, fruit and foliage, with both elements of Chippendale and Adam style] Eighteenth-Century Mirrors
Western art unattributed:
4. [Example of Verre églomisé] Eighteenth-Century Mirrors
Western art unattributed:
5. [Part of a bedroom suit in Empire style] Eighteenth-Century Mirrors
Western art unattributed:
6. [Example with decoration of Sphinxes in Empire Style] Eighteenth-Century Mirrors
Article
Minor English Furniture Makers of the Eighteenth Century. Article V-The Society of Upholsterers and Cabinet-Makers
02/1905 | 23 | 6
Pages: 402-405+408-410
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Author:
Clouston, R. S. (Clouston, R. S.; C., R. S.)
Subjects
artists:
Ince, William
artists:
Manwaring, Robert
artists:
Chippendale, Thomas I, 1718-1779
artists:
Sheraton, Thomas
artists:
Mayhew, John
dates:
1700-1799
places:
England
sources:
The gentleman and cabinet-maker's director (1754)
subjects:
Society of Upholsterers and Cabinetmakers
subjects:
Furniture / Sources
subjects:
Ince & Mayhew
Illustrations
Attributed works:
Plate I. No. 1. Designs for Furniture from the Book Published by the Society of Upholsterers and Cabinet-makers, c. 1762
Attributed works:
Plate I. No. 2. No. 4. 'Linnen' Chest. Designs for Furniture from the Book Published by the Society of Upholsterers and Cabinet-makers, c. 1762
Attributed works:
Plate I. No. 3. Designs for Furniture from the Book Published by the Society of Upholsterers and Cabinet-makers, c. 1762
Attributed works:
Plate II. No. 5. Designs for Furniture and Ironwork from the Book Published by the Society of Upholsterers and Cabinet-Makers, c 1762
Attributed works:
Plate II. No. 6. Designs for Furniture and Ironwork from the Book Published by the Society of Upholsterers and Cabinet-Makers, c 1762
Attributed works:
Plate II. No. 7. Designs for Furniture and Ironwork from the Book Published by the Society of Upholsterers and Cabinet-Makers, c 1762
Attributed works:
Plate II. No. 8. Designs for Furniture and Ironwork from the Book Published by the Society of Upholsterers and Cabinet-Makers, c 1762
Article
The History and Evolution of English Eighteenth-Century Furniture, as Shown in the Bradford Exhibition
08/1904 | 17 | 5
Pages: 482-487+489+491+493+495-499+501+503
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Author:
Clouston, R. S. (Clouston, R. S.; C., R. S.)
Subjects
artists:
Chippendale, Thomas I, 1718-1779
artists:
Southwell, William, 1669-1720
artists:
Shearer, Thomas
artists:
Kauffmann, Angelica
artists:
Manwaring, Robert
artists:
Copeland, Henry
artists:
Adam, Robert, 1728-1792
dates:
1900-1909
dates:
1700-1799
museums and institutions:
Cartwright Hall, Bradford, Great Britain
places:
England / Bradford
sources:
The gentleman and cabinet-maker's director (1754)
styles:
Sheraton
styles:
Chippendale / Queen Anne
subjects:
Exhibitions
subjects:
Furniture / History
subjects:
Musical instruments
Illustrations
Attributed works:
Bookcase and Secretaire by Shearer (No. 62). English Furniture in the Bradford Exhibition
Attributed works:
Chair Made by Chippendale for the Bury Family (No. 20). English Furniture in the Bradford Exhibition
Attributed works:
Dressing-Table with Floral Designs and Figures by Angelica Kauffmann (No 190). English Furniture in the Bradford Exhibition
Attributed works:
Lion Settee (No. 109). English Furniture in the Bradford Exhibition
Attributed works:
Master's Chair of the Brewers' Company (No. 28). English Furniture in the Bradford Exhibition
Attributed works:
Piano by Southwell of Dublin, with Painted Figures by Angelica Kauffmann (No. 121). English Furniture in the Bradford Exhibition
Attributed works:
Ribbon-Backed Chair in the Style of Manwaring (No. 53). English Furniture in the Bradford Exhibition
Western art unattributed:
Chair Belonging to the Grocers' Company (No. 90). English Furniture in the Bradford Exhibition
Western art unattributed:
Chair in the Style of Copeland (No. 110). English Furniture in the Bradford Exhibition
Western art unattributed:
Eagle Arm Chair (No. 16). English Furniture in the Bradford Exhibition
Western art unattributed:
Early Ladder-Backed Chair (No. 51). English Furniture in the Bradford Exhibition
Western art unattributed:
Master's Chair of the Drapers' Company (No. 93). English Furniture in the Bradford Exhibition
Western art unattributed:
Master's Chair of the Grocers' Company (No. 34). English Furniture in the Bradford Exhibition
Western art unattributed:
Master's Chair of the Salters' Company (No. 4). English Furniture in the Bradford Exhibition
Western art unattributed:
Satinwood Teapoy (No. 78). English Furniture in the Bradford Exhibition
Article
Minor English Furniture Makers of the Eighteenth Century. Article I: Introduction
03/1904 | 12 | 4
Pages: 227-231
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Author:
Clouston, R. S. (Clouston, R. S.; C., R. S.)
Subjects
artists:
Chippendale, Thomas I, 1718-1779
artists:
Hepplewhite, George
artists:
Adam, Robert, 1728-1792
artists:
Ince, William
artists:
Manwaring, Robert
artists:
Mayhew, John
dates:
1700-1799
places:
England
sources:
The gentleman and cabinet-maker's director (1754)
subjects:
Furniture makers / Cabinetmakers / Pattern books
subjects:
Ince & Mayhew
subjects:
Furniture studies (discipline)
subjects:
Furniture