Two Garden Chairs and Long Seat, in Chippendale Drawings, Vol. I

1761

Not on view

Preparatory drawing for Thomas Chippendale's 'Gentleman and Cabinet Maker's Director'. Published in reverse as plate XXIV in the third edition of 1762, but created as early as 1761 according to the Act of Parliament on the print itself.

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Title: Two Garden Chairs and Long Seat, in Chippendale Drawings, Vol. I
Artist: Thomas Chippendale (British, baptised Otley, West Yorkshire 1718–1779 London)
Published in: London
Date: 1761
Medium: Black ink and gray wash
Dimensions: sheet: 7 15/16 x 13 1/8 in. (20.2 x 33.3 cm)
Classifications: Drawings, Ornament & Architecture
Credit Line: Rogers Fund, 1920
Object Number: 20.40.1(12)
Curatorial Department: Drawings and Prints

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