- Chinese Chippendale
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(esp. in furniture) an English rococo style using Chinese or quasi-Chinese motifs.[1920-25]
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Chinese Chippendale
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Chinese Chippendale — Chippendale Chip pen*dale, a. Designating furniture designed, or like that designed, by Thomas Chippendale, an English cabinetmaker of the 18th century. Chippendale furniture was generally of simple but graceful outline with delicately carved… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
chinese chippendale — noun Usage: usually capitalized both Cs : Chippendale furniture employing chiefly straight lines, bamboo turnings, and as surface decoration fluting and fretwork in a variety of lattice patterns * * * (esp. in furniture) an English rococo style… … Useful english dictionary
Chinese Chippendale (architecture) — The term Chinese Chippendale in architecture is applied to a specific kind of railing or balustrade that was inspired by the chinese Chippendale designs of cabinetmaker Thomas Chippendale. The infill between the top and bottom rails and the… … Wikipedia
Chippendale — Chip pen*dale, a. Designating furniture designed, or like that designed, by Thomas Chippendale, an English cabinetmaker of the 18th century. Chippendale furniture was generally of simple but graceful outline with delicately carved rococo… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Chippendale — may refer to: Thomas Chippendale, or his furniture Thomas Chippendale, the younger, son of Thomas Chippendale Chairface Chippendale, a supervillain Chippendales, a chain of clubs and troupe of performers Chippendale, New South Wales Chinese… … Wikipedia
Chippendale — /chip euhn dayl /, n. 1. Thomas, 1718? 79, English cabinetmaker and furniture designer. adj. 2. of or in the style of Thomas Chippendale. * * * ▪ furniture various styles of furniture fashionable in the third quarter of the 18th century and… … Universalium
French Chippendale — Chippendale Chip pen*dale, a. Designating furniture designed, or like that designed, by Thomas Chippendale, an English cabinetmaker of the 18th century. Chippendale furniture was generally of simple but graceful outline with delicately carved… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Gothic Chippendale — Chippendale Chip pen*dale, a. Designating furniture designed, or like that designed, by Thomas Chippendale, an English cabinetmaker of the 18th century. Chippendale furniture was generally of simple but graceful outline with delicately carved… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Thomas Chippendale — Chippendale Stühle Thomas Chippendale (* 1718 in Farnley nahe Otley und Leeds in West Yorkshire, Königreich Großbritannien; † 13. November 1779 in London) war ein Kunsttischler (cabinet and chair maker) … Deutsch Wikipedia
Chippendale, Thomas — (baptized June 5, 1718, Otley, Eng. died November 1779, London) English cabinetmaker. Little is known of his life before 1753, when he opened a showroom and workshop in London. In 1754 he published The Gentleman and Cabinet Maker s Director, a… … Universalium
