Chippendale Society

Temple Newsam House (south wing), Colton, Leeds, England, home of the Chippendale Society's Collection, seen from Temple Newsam Park.

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

The Society is governed by a board of fourteen trustees. Acting as an Association, it owns a considerable collection of Chippendale furniture and memorabilia, which is kept at Temple Newsam House, Leeds, England,[5] as well as having access to other Chippendale collections, among which are those of Harewood House, and Dumfries House. Chippendale furniture is highly valued; a padouk cabinet that came up for auction by Christies in 2008 sold for £2,729,250 (USD 5,324,763).[6]

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

References

  1. 1 2 "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. ↑ Lynn Byrne (July 8, 2015). "Design Dictionary; Chippendale Furniture". www.decorartsnow.com. Retrieved September 13, 2016.
  4. ↑ "The Chippendale International School of Furniture". www.chippendaleschool.com. 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. June 18, 2008. Retrieved 13 September 2016.
  7. ↑ Sarah Rainey, (January 10, 2013). "Carved with Love: the Genius of British Woodwork, BBC Four, review". The Telegraph. Retrieved November 25, 2016.
  8. ↑ "The Extraordinary Thomas Chippendale". www.youtube.com. British Broadcasting Corporation, (BBC). Retrieved 13 September 2016.

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