id:			351227
accession number:	2019.80
share license status:	CC0
url:			https://clevelandart.org/art/2019.80
updated:		2023-03-22 03:05:25.965000

The Gentleman and Cabinet-Maker's Director, 1762. Thomas Chippendale (British, 1718–1779), T. Becket & P. A. de Hondt (British). Paper, leather; 47.9 x 30.5 x 6 cm (18 7/8 x 12 x 2 3/8 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of Philip A. Uhde in memory of his father, Frederick C. Uhde 2019.80

title:				The Gentleman and Cabinet-Maker's Director
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creation date:			1762
creation date earliest:		1762
creation date latest:		1762
current location:		203A British Painting and Decorative Arts
creditline:			Gift of Philip A. Uhde in memory of his father, Frederick C. Uhde
copyright:			

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culture:	Britain
technique:	Paper, leather
department:	Decorative Art and Design
collection:	Decorative Arts
type:		Bound Volume
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CREATORS

* Thomas Chippendale (British, 1718–1779)  - artist

* T. Becket & P. A. de Hondt (British)  - publisher

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measurements: 47.9 x 30.5 x 6 cm (18 7/8 x 12 x 2 3/8 in.)
state of the work:	
edition of the work: 	third

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CURRENT EXHIBITIONS

	title:		British Gallery Reinstallation  (June 2020)
	opening date:   2020-06-30T04:00:00
	<i>British Gallery Reinstallation  (June 2020)</i>. The Cleveland Museum of Art (organizer).

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LEGACY EXHIBITIONS

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PROVENANCE

	Private Collection, London, 2014, sold to (Jeremy Garfield-Davies, London) for
Frederick C. Uhde, London
	date: ?-2014
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	Frederick C. Uhde, London, by descent to his wife, Mrs. Kathy Uhde
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	Mrs. Kathy Uhde, 2019, given to Philip Uhde, FL, USA
	date: ?-2019
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	Philip A. Uhde, 2019, consigned to (Jeremy Garfield-Davis, London)
	date: 2019
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	(Jeremy Garfield-Davies, London, 2019, sold to the Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH)
	date: 2019
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	The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH
	date: 2020-
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fun fact:
Fewer than fifteen copies, including this one, of the French edition of Thomas Chippendale’s famous book of designs, are known to exist.

digital description:
Through his designs for furniture and architectural elements, Thomas Chippendale became one of the most influential tastemakers of the 1700s. He published three editions of <em>The Gentleman and Cabinet-Maker’s Director </em>(1754, 1755, and 1762), which sold widely in Britain, Ireland, and America. This rare French version of the third edition demonstrates his effort to spread his designs for both naturalistic and neoclassical decoration even wider across Europe.

wall description:
Through his designs for furniture and architectural elements, Thomas Chippendale became one of the most influential tastemakers of the 1700s. He published three editions of <em>The Gentleman and Cabinet-Maker’s Director </em>(1754, 1755, and 1762), which sold widely in Britain, Ireland, and America. This rare French version of the third edition demonstrates his effort to spread his designs for both naturalistic and neoclassical decoration even wider across Europe.
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RELATED WORKS

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CITATIONS

	Gilbert, Christopher. <em>The Life and Work of Thomas Chippendale</em>. London: Studio Vista, 1978.
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	url:		http://library.clevelandart.org/opac/?func=find-b&find_code=OCL&submit=Search&request=5144522

	Femke Speelberg. “Thomas Chippendale’s Gentleman and Cabinet-maker’s Director” <em>Metropolitan Museum of Art, Heilbrunn Timeline of Art History</em>, (May 2018).
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	url:		https://www.metmuseum.org/toah/hd/tcgc/hd_tcgc.htm

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IMAGES

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