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Thomas Chippendale, Furniture Maker, London
Welcome to the
official site of The Chippendale Society, which is devoted to
the appreciation of the work of Thomas Chippendale. The Society was founded in 1965 in Otley, the home town of Thomas Chippendale. Its aims are:-
A substantial proportion of the Society’s membership live in Otley or Wharfedale (Thomas Chippendale’s birthplace) where the townspeople have long cherished the connection with the ‘Shakespeare of English furniture’. There is an annual dinner held as near as possible to the anniversary of Chippendale’s baptism (5th June 1718), an annual lecture in the autumn, and a visit each spring to a nearby place of interest. There are generally three newsletters each year which enable members to keep in touch about activities and news. The Society’s important collections of documents, drawings and furniture related to Thomas Chippendale have their home at Temple Newsam (Leeds Museums and Galleries) where they are displayed in a sympathetic context of other 18th century works of art. Follow the links below for... more
about the History of the Society Financial support towards the cost of this website has been generously provided by the St Oswald family Charitable Trust and the Brigadier Hargreaves Charitable Trust
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