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Genteel Household Furniture, 2nd edition

The Society of Upholsterers, Cabinet-Makers, &c.c.1763

Leeds Museums & Galleries

Leeds Museums & Galleries
United Kingdom

This anthology of furniture designs was published by the Society of Upholsterers, Cabinet-Makers &c., and printed by Robert Sayer. It includes several contributed by Chippendale (pls. 30, 32, 54, 63, 74, 100 and perhaps others). See the Gilbert reprint of 1978 for a discussion of its publishing history.

This item is owned by The Chippendale Society. Explore the Society’s website and collections by clicking the external link below.

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  • Title: Genteel Household Furniture, 2nd edition
  • Creator: The Society of Upholsterers, Cabinet-Makers, &c.
  • Date Created: c.1763
  • Location Created: England
  • Physical Dimensions: 239mm x 153mm x 27mm
  • Provenance: Ogden Codman; Lucien Goldschmidt Inc., New York; bought for the Chippendale Society with funds donated by Lady Stoddart-Scott and her family in memory of her husband and the Society’s first President, Sir Malcolm Stoddart-Scott and with the aid of a government grant, 1977. Slip case donated by Simon Redburn
  • Subject Keywords: Chippendale
  • Type: Book
  • Rights: The Chippendale Society LEEAG.CHIPSOC.1977.1
  • Medium: Leather covered boards, marbled end papers, 120 plates
  • External link: Explore the Chippendale Society's collection
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