Ribband Back Chairs

Thomas Chippendale British

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Preparatory drawing for Thomas Chippendale's 'Gentleman and Cabinet Maker's Director'. Published in reverse as plate XVI in the 1754 and 1755 editions, and renumbered as plate XV in the 1762 edition.

Designs for three chairs, whose backs are constructed from interwoven ribbon motifs and moldings.

Ribband Back Chairs, Thomas Chippendale (British, baptised Otley, West Yorkshire 1718–1779 London), Pen and black ink, brush and gray wash

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Ribband Back Chairs, Thomas Chippendale (British, baptised Otley, West Yorkshire 1718–1779 London), Pen and black ink, brush and gray wash
Ribband Back Chairs, Thomas Chippendale (British, baptised Otley, West Yorkshire 1718–1779 London), Pen and black ink, brush and gray wash

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