India Company he devoted himself to the study of art and architecture. He visited China and published books on Chinese architecture
and Oriental gardening. He was the architect for a number of mansions in England, and for other notable buildings, including
Somerset House in the Strand and the Chinese Pagoda at Kew Gardens.
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Chippendale’s Cabinet maker’s Designs. fol.
1815 Catalogue, p. 129, no. 23, as above.
CHIPPENDALE,
Thomas.
The Gentleman and Cabinet-Maker’s Director. Being a large collection of the most Elegant and Useful Designs of Houshold Furniture
in the Gothic, Chinese and Modern Taste: Including a great Variety of Book-Cases for Libraries or Private Rooms. Commodes,
Library and Writing-Tables, Buroes, Breakfast-Tables, Dressing and China-Tables, China-Cases, Hanging-Shelves, Tea-Chests,
Trays, Fire-Screens, Chairs, Settees, Sopha’s, Beds, Presses and Cloaths-Chests, Pier-Glass Sconces, Slab Frames, Brackets,
Candle-Stands, Clock-Cases, Frets, and other Ornaments. To which is prefixed, A Short Explanation of the Five Orders of Architecture,
and Rules of Perspective; With Proper Directions for executing the most difficult Pieces, the Mouldings being exhibited at
large, and the Dimensions of each Design specified: The Whole Comprehended in One Hundred and Sixty Copper-Plates, neatly
Engraved, Calculated to improve and refine the present Taste, and suited to the Fancy and Circumstances of Persons in all
Degrees of Life . . . By Thomas Chippendale, of St. Martin’s-Lane, Cabinet-Maker. The
Second Edition.
London: Printed by
J. Haberkorn, in Gerrard-Street, for the Author, and sold at his House in St. Martin’s-Lane. Also by
T. Osborne, Bookseller, in Gray’s-Inn;
H. Piers, Bookseller, in Holborn;
R. Sayer, Printseller, in Fleetstreet;
J. Swan, near Northumberland House, in the Strand. At
Edinburgh, by Messrs.
Hamilton and
Balfour: And at
Dublin, by Mr.
John Smith, in the Blind Quay.
m dcc lv
. [1755.]
Folio. 19 leaves of text including the title in red and black, the Preface, Names of the Subscribers and the descriptions
of the plates; engraved leaf of dedication to Hugh Earl of Northumberland, Baron Warkworth of Warkworth Castle, CLX numbered
plates by T. Miller, M. Darly and others after T. Chippendale.
This edition not in Lowndes and not mentioned by Redgrave.
Kimball, page 93.
Thomas Chippendale, d. 1779, cabinet maker, published the first edition of this work in 1754. A third edition appeared in 1762.
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Portefeuille des artistes 4. cahiers.
1815 Catalogue, page 130, no. 13, Portefeuille de Artistes, ou Desseins et Plans de Chateaux, Maisons, &c. 4to Leipsic, 1800.
Porte-Feuille des Artistes; ou Collection de Desseins et de Plans, pour servir à l’Ornament des Chateaux, Maisons, &c., 1
e v.
4to;
Leipsic,
1800.
4to. 1st volume only. This work has not been identified. Being printed in
Leipsig it is possible that there may have been also a German title, though
the title is always given in French by Jefferson and the dealer from whom he
purchased his copy.
Not found in any bibliography.
Kimball, page 98.
