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[Plates from] 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 ... 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 ... /by Thomas Chippendale ...

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Collection Type

  • Books and periodicals

GUSN

GUSN-309526

Description

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Descriptive Terms

Furniture 18th century.
Decoration and ornament Chippendale style.
Furniture, Gothic.
Decoration and ornament Chinese influences.
Architecture Orders.

Originator

Chippendale, Thomas, 1718-1779.

Call Number

IC-AHD CC010.007.010 Box B4 (barcode 000011078)

Places

England

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