Regency Household: Parlour Chairs by Chippendale

The chairs of Chippendale and his school are very characteristic If the outline of the back of some of them be compared with the stuffed back of the chair from Hardwick Hall illustrated in Chap IV it will be seen that the same lines occur but instead of the frame the back being covered with silk tapestry or other material as in William III s time Chippendale's are cut open into fanciful patterns and in his more highly ornate work the twisted ribands of his design are scarcely to be reconciled with the use for which a dining room chair is intended The well moulded sweep of his lines however counter balances this defect to some extent and a good Chippendale mahogany chair will ever be an elegant article of furniture PARLOUR CHAIRS BY CHIPPENDALE Litchfield,ย F.ย (1899).ย Illustrated History of Furniture: From the Earliest to the Present Time.ย United Kingdom:ย Truslove, Hanson & Comba.

Chippendale was one of the “big three” English cabinet and furniture makers, alongside Hepplewhite and Sheraton, who I have also featured on the blog:

Regency Household: Hepplewhite Designs for Chair Backsย 

Regency Household: Hepplewhite Window Stools

Regency Household: Hepplewhite Vases and Pedestals

Regency Household: Sideboard

Regency Household: Hepplewhite Window Stools

Regency Household: Hepplewhiteโ€™s Easy Chair and Gouty Stool

Regency Household: Hepplewhite Library Tableย 

Regency Household: Hepplewhite Barback Sofa

Regency Household: Hepplewhite Desk and Bookcase

Regency Household: Hepplewhite Commode

Regency Household: Hepplewhiteโ€™s Confidante

 

Regency Household: Sheratonโ€™s Swinging Crib Bed

Regency Household: A Sheraton Sideboard

Regency Household: Sheraton Alcove Bed

Regency Household: Sheraton Buffet

Regency Household: Sheraton Secretary and Bookcase

Regency Household: Sheraton Night Basin Stand

Regency Household: Sheratonโ€™s Bookcase Door Designs


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