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Title: The Gentleman and Cabinet-Maker's Director. Being a Large Collection of the Most Elegant and Useful Designs of Household Furniture in the Gothic, Chinese and Modern Taste
Artist and publisher:
Thomas Chippendale (British, baptised Otley, West Yorkshire 1718–1779 London)
Engraver:
Matthias Darly (British, ca. 1721–1780 London)
Engraver:
Johann Sebastian Müller (German, Nuremberg 1715–1790 London)
Engraver:
Tobias Müller (German, active London, ca. 1752–1778)
Calligrapher:
Joseph Champion (British, Chatham 1709–1765)
Printer:
John Haberkorn (German, active London 1754–67)
Published in: London
Date: 1754
Medium: Illustrations:engraving; graphite on the verso of some pages
Dimensions: 17 3/16 x 11 7/16 x 1 3/4 in. (43.7 x 29 x 4.5 cm)
Classifications: Books, Ornament & Architecture
Credit Line:
Rogers Fund, 1952
Accession Number: 52.519.94
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