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The Gentleman and Cabinet-Maker's Director. Being a Large Collection of the Most Elegant and Useful Designs of Household Furniture in the Gothic, Chinese and Modern Taste

1754
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  • Title: The Gentleman and Cabinet-Maker's Director. Being a Large Collection of the Most Elegant and Useful Designs of Household Furniture in the Gothic, Chinese and Modern Taste
  • Artist and publisher: Thomas Chippendale (British, baptised Otley, West Yorkshire 1718–1779 London)
  • Engraver: Matthias Darly (British, ca. 1720–1780 London)
  • Engraver: Johann Sebastian Müller (German, Nuremberg 1715–1790 London)
  • Engraver: Tobias Müller (German, active London, ca. 1752–1778)
  • Calligrapher: Joseph Champion (British, Chatham 1709–1765)
  • Printer: John Haberkorn (German, active London 1754–67)
  • Published in: London
  • Date: 1754
  • Medium: Illustrations:engraving; graphite on the verso of some pages
  • Dimensions: 17 3/16 x 11 7/16 x 1 3/4 in. (43.7 x 29 x 4.5 cm)
  • Classifications: Books, Ornament & Architecture
  • Credit Line: Rogers Fund, 1952
  • Object Number: 52.519.94
  • Curatorial Department: Drawings and Prints

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