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Chippendale directs that the commode should have <i>‘all Drawers in front; the upper one may be a Dressing-Drawer, and of the whole length of the table’</i>. This plate was engraved by Matthias Darly (b.ca.1720 –d.1781), who engraved many of the designs for the <i>Director</i>. His name can be seen on the plate however it does not appear on this original design. Commodes such as this could have been used for linens, however more elaborately designed furnishings would have been used for display only. The cabriole (curved and tapering) legs and the carved ornamentation demonstrates the popular rococo style which became fashionable from around 1730, characterised by curved forms, natural detail and asymmetry.\n\nThomas Chippendale was a fashionable designer and cabinet-maker in the eighteenth-century, providing furniture to such famous contemporary figures as David Garrick. His company produced high-quality furniture, including some key masterpieces, but Chippendale's outstanding skill was in design. His pattern-book<i> The Gentleman and Cabinet-Maker's Director </i>went through three editions in the 1750s and 60s and inspired trade catalogues and pattern-books from fellow designers. Usually produced by architects, a large, elegant pattern-book was an ambitious project for a craftsman at this time.<i> The Director </i>showed the full range of furniture available in the eighteenth century, and the range of styles that were fashionable. Chippendale created a trademark fusion of rococo style with Chinese and gothic elements, which was the basis of 'English' rococo. His style influenced furniture design in contemporary Europe and colonial America, and had a marked Victorian revival in England.<i> The Director </i>designs were the main source for Chippendale's high reputation until his furniture was first identified in 1906.","physicalDescription":"A design for a commode, with three sets of drawers to either side and two set back in the centre, the whole with scrollwork edging and ornate loop handles. 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