Side chair

British

Not on view

The design is based on one of several "ribband-back chairs" in the first edition of Thomas Chippendale's influential book, The Gentleman and Cabinet-Maker's Director of 1754. The preparatory drawing for this plate, which also appeared in the editions of 1755 and 1762, is in the Drawings Department at The Metropolitan Museum of Art.

Side chair, Mahogany, modern damask, British

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Side chair, Mahogany, modern damask, British
Side chair, Mahogany, modern damask, British
Side chair, Mahogany, modern damask, British

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