Sideboard Table, in Chippendale Drawings, Vol. I

Sideboard Table, in Chippendale Drawings, Vol. I

Thomas Chippendale

An item at Metropolitan Museum of Art

Preparatory drawing for a plate in "Genteel Household Furniture in the Present Taste, by a Society of Upholsterers, Cabinet Makers, etc.," first ed., pl. 8; second ed., pl. 30. Not published in the 'Gentleman and Cabinet Maker's Director'.

Drawings and Prints

An exhibit at Metropolitan Museum of Art

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