Chippendale Society

The Chippendale Society is a registered charity in Britain,[1] that works to preserve and promote the heritage of Thomas Chippendale, one of Britain's most notable furniture makers.[2] The society was founded in 1965 in Otley in Yorkshire, England, Chippendale's home town. Its mission is to advance public education[1] in the matter of British craftsmanship, specifically Georgian, and particularly that of Thomas Chippendale whose designs and methods are still employed today.[3][4]

Chippendale Society
Formation1965 (1965)
TypeHistorical society
Legal statusCharity
PurposeHistorical study and research
President
The Lord St Oswald
WebsiteThe Chippendale Society
RemarksPatron:
Temple Newsam House (south wing), Colton, Leeds, England, home of the Chippendale Society's Collection, seen from Temple Newsam Park.

The society, governed by a board of twelve trustees, owns a collection of Chippendale furniture and memorabilia, which is kept at Temple Newsam House in Leeds,[5] and has access to other Chippendale collections, at Harewood House and Dumfries House. Chippendale furniture is highly valued; a padouk cabinet that was auctioned by Christie's in 2008 sold for £2,729,250 (US$5,324,763).[6]

In January 2013 the BBC produced a series entitled "Carved With Love; The Genius of British Woodwork",[7] the second episode of which featured Chippendale's life, work and influence.[8]

See also

References
  1. "Registration at the Charity Commission UK". www.apps.charitycommission.gov.uk. Retrieved 13 September 2016.
  2. "About The Society". The Chippendale Society. Retrieved 13 September 2016.
  3. Byrne, Lynn (8 July 2015). "Design Dictionary; Chippendale Furniture". www.decorartsnow.com. Archived from the original on 18 September 2016. Retrieved 13 September 2016.
  4. "The Chippendale International School of Furniture". www.chippendaleschool.com. Archived from the original on 24 September 2016. Retrieved 13 September 2016.
  5. Hudson, Neil (26 January 2016). "Leeds nostalgia: Leeds Museums' Harewood writing desk is 240 years old". Yorkshire Evening Post. Retrieved 13 September 2016.
  6. "A George II parcel-gilt padouk cabinet-on-stand". www.christies.com. 18 June 2008. Retrieved 13 September 2016.
  7. Rainey, Sarah (10 January 2013). "Carved with Love: the Genius of British Woodwork, BBC Four, review". The Telegraph. Retrieved 25 November 2016.
  8. "The Extraordinary Thomas Chippendale". www.youtube.com. British Broadcasting Corporation, (BBC). Retrieved 13 September 2016.
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