The Cabinet and Chair-Maker's Real Friend and Companion, or, the Whole System of Chair-Making Made plain and easy

Various artists/makers

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This modest book of designs demonstrates the kind of chairs middle-class English families might have bought and used in the 18th century. Its etched and engraved illustrations offer a sturdier and less costly alternative to the elaborate Rococo and Chinoiserie concoctions found in Chippendale's Gentleman and Cabinet-Maker's Director.

The Cabinet and Chair-Maker's Real Friend and Companion, or, the Whole System of Chair-Making Made plain and easy, Robert Manwaring (British, active 1760–ca. 1770), Illustrations: engraving, etching

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plate 9: Parlour Chairs (image: 12.9. x 19.6 cm.; 5 1/16 x 7 11/16)