The Gentleman and Cabinet-Maker's Director: Being a Large Collection of the Most Elegant and Useful Designs of Household Furniture, in the Most Fashionable Taste
Matthew Darly
(English, active 1754–1778)
Butler Clowes
(English, died in 1782)
Isaac Taylor I
(English, 1730–1807)
Johann Sebastian Müller
(German, worked in England, 1715–after 1785)
Edward Rooker
(English, 1711–1774)
James Hulett
(English, died in 1771)
Cornelis Heinrich Hemerich
(German, active in England, 1750–1800)
Thomas Chippendale
(English, 1718–1779)
Thomas Chippendale
(English, 1718–1779)
1762
Place of PublicationLondon, England
Medium/TechniqueIllustrated book with 199 engravings
DimensionsOverall: 46.8 x 30.8 x 6.5 cm (18 7/16 x 12 1/8 x 2 9/16 in.)
Platemark (Plate XIV): 22.5 x 35.2 cm (8 7/8 x 13 7/8 in.)
Platemark (Plate XIV): 22.5 x 35.2 cm (8 7/8 x 13 7/8 in.)
Credit LineGift of Maxim Karolik
Accession number31.995
On View
Not on viewClassificationsIllustrated books
Collections
London: Printed for the Author, 1762
Provenance18th century, John Goddard (cabinetmaker; b. 1723 - d. 1785), Newport, RI; to his son, Thomas Goddard (cabinetmaker, b. 1765 - d. 1858), Newport [see note]. Mr. Goffe (probably Ernest Goffe, cabinetmaker, b. 1820 - d. 1891), Newport; to Miss Goffe, Newport. 1929, sold by Duncan A. Hazard (b. 1875 - d. 1939), Newport, to Maxim Karolik (b. 1893- d. 1963), Newport; 1931, gift of Maxim Karolik to the MFA. (Accession Date: March 1, 1931)
NOTE: His signature is inside the lower cover.
NOTE: His signature is inside the lower cover.
