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Thomas Chippendale

Artist

WA-00043220

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Institutional

Museum Collections

The Metropolitan Museum of Art Cleveland Museum of Art Smithsonian American Art Museum Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum

Canonical record

Artworks (48)

Pair of Candle Stands (torchères)

1768 · Gilt-wood, gesso

Each: 154 x 56 x 51 cm (60 5/8 x 22 1/16 x 20 1/16 in.)

Cleveland Museum of Art

Candle Stand (torchère) (2 of 2)

1768 · Gilt-wood, gesso

154 x 56 x 51 cm (60 5/8 x 22 1/16 x 20 1/16 in.)

Cleveland Museum of Art

Candle Stand (torchère) (1 of 2)

1768 · Gilt-wood, gesso

124 x 56 x 51 cm (48 13/16 x 22 1/16 x 20 1/16 in.)

Cleveland Museum of Art

The Gentleman and Cabinet-Maker's Director

1762 · Paper, leather

47.9 x 30.5 x 6 cm (18 7/8 x 12 x 2 3/8 in.)

Cleveland Museum of Art

Design for a Library Bookcase

1761 · Pen and black ink, brush and gray wash

21.7 x 33.0 cm (8 9/16 x 13 inches)

Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum

The Gentleman's and Cabinet-Maker's Director

1755 · furniture, print — etching on off-white laid paper

Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum

The Gentleman's and Cabinet-Maker's Director

1755 · furniture, print — etching on off-white laid paper

Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum

The Gentleman's and Cabinet-Maker's Director

1755 · furniture, print — etching on off-white laid paper

Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum

The Gentleman's and Cabinet-Maker's Director

1755 · furniture, print — etching on off-white laid paper

Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum

The Gentleman's and Cabinet-Maker's Director

1755 · furniture, print — etching on off-white laid paper

Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum

The Gentleman's and Cabinet-Maker's Director

1755 · furniture, print — etching on off-white laid paper

Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum

Pier Glass Frame

1755 · ornament, print — etching on off-white laid paper

Overall: 44.8 x 28.5 cm (17 5/8 x 11 1/4 in.)

Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum

The Gentleman's and Cabinet-Maker's Director

1755 · furniture, print — etching on off-white laid paper

Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum

The Gentleman's and Cabinet-Maker's Director

1755 · furniture, print — etching on off-white laid paper

Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum

The Gentleman's and Cabinet-Maker's Director

1755 · furniture, print — etching on off-white laid paper

Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum

The Gentleman's and Cabinet-Maker's Director

1755 · furniture, print — etching on off-white laid paper

Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum

The Gentleman's and Cabinet-Maker's Director

1755 · furniture, print — etching on off-white laid paper

Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum

The Gentleman's and Cabinet-Maker's Director

1755 · furniture, print — etching on off-white laid paper

Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum

The Gentleman's and Cabinet-Maker's Director

1755 · furniture, print — etching on off-white laid paper

Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum

The Gentleman's and Cabinet-Maker's Director

1755 · furniture, print — etching on off-white laid paper

Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum

The Gentleman's and Cabinet-Maker's Director

1755 · furniture, print — etching on off-white laid paper

Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum

The Gentleman's and Cabinet-Maker's Director

1755 · furniture, print — etching on off-white laid paper

Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum

The Gentleman's and Cabinet-Maker's Director

1755 · furniture, print — etching on off-white laid paper

Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum

The Gentleman's and Cabinet-Maker's Director

1755 · furniture, print — etching on off-white laid paper

Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum

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Artwork sources (4)

48 published of 48 catalogued · 48 with image

Cooper Hewitt
38 published38 img
The Met
5 published5 img
Cleveland Museum of Art
4 published4 img
Smithsonian
1 published1 img

Per-Artwork Provenance Chains (top 4)

4 entries · 1 sources

Candle Stand (torchère) (1 of 2)
1768 · Cleveland · 1 prov
Url Pattern Extraction 2026-05-27·accession_number
The Gentleman and Cabinet-Maker's Director
1762 · Cleveland · 1 prov
Url Pattern Extraction 2026-05-27·accession_number
Pair of Candle Stands (torchères)
1768 · Cleveland · 1 prov
Url Pattern Extraction 2026-05-27·accession_number
Candle Stand (torchère) (2 of 2)
1768 · Cleveland · 1 prov
Url Pattern Extraction 2026-05-27·accession_number

Record

Images

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The Gentleman and Cabinet-maker's Director: Being a Large Collection of . . . Designs of Household Furniture in the Gothic, Chinese and Modern Taste . . . (Met Museum)

Met Museum

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Collections5

The Metropolitan Museum of Art Cleveland Museum of Art Smithsonian American Art Museum Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum Christie's

Institutional

Representation & Collections

In collection

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

In collection

Cleveland Museum of Art

In collection

Smithsonian American Art Museum

In collection

Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum

Market

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Christie's

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