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Thomas Chippendale (June 1718 – 1779) was an English woodworker in London, designing furniture in the mid-Georgian, English Rococo, and Neoclassical styles. In 1754 he published a book of his designs in a trade catalogue titled The Gentleman and Cabinet Maker's Director—the most important collection of furniture designs published in England to that point which created a mass market for ...
According to Bird, "nothing symbolises 18th century furniture more than the cabriole leg." [2] The cabriole design is often associated with bun or the "ball and claw" foot design. In England, this design was characteristic of Queen Anne and Chippendale furniture. [3] In France, the cabriole leg is associated with the Louis XV period of ...
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In sophisticated urban environments, walnut was a frequent choice for furniture in the Queen Anne style, [5] superseding the previously dominant oak and leading to the era being called "the age of walnut." [6] However, poplar, cherry, and maple were also used in Queen Anne style furniture. [11]
Eliphalet Chapin (1741–1807) was a cabinetmaker and furniture maker in East Windsor, Connecticut in the late 18th century. His style of furniture design is regarded as one of the most elegant of its time. Chapin was born in Massachusetts; his family were woodworkers, and he too entered the trade.
The chairs still exist. One of them (also known as the Hall Porter's Chair [citation needed]) stands in the entrance to 10 Downing Street; the other is owned by a private collector of furniture. The fraying of the inner arm rests evident in the accompanying picture is the result of the guards' pistols repeatedly rubbing against the fabric ...
A foot is the floor level termination of furniture legs. [1] ... Claw-and-ball; Cloven foot; Club foot, also known as a duck, Dutch, or pad foot [2] French foot;
The more elegant examples in the Queen Anne, early Georgian, and Chippendale styles often have cabriole legs, carved knees, and slipper or claw-and-ball feet. The fronts of some examples also are sculpted with the scallop-shell motif beneath the center drawer.