Thomas ChippendaleBritish, 1718–1779Design for a commode attributed to Thomas Chippendale
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Where is “Design for a commode attributed to Thomas Chippendale” now? Collection: Victoria and Albert Museum, London. Not on view at present. Checked September 25, 2026.
London, United Kingdom
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About the work
This design is from a series of works acquired by the museum in a volume. While the designs are evidently by different hands, this design for a commode has been attributed to Thomas Chippendale, a fashionable London cabinet-maker. Chippendale was a remarkable designer and, while this design did not appear in his famous pattern book, The Gentleman and Cabinet-Maker's Director, it demonstrates the type of furniture that his firm were providing during the middle of the 18th century. This commode is rococo in style, which became fashionable from around 1730 in England. Similar to the forms in this design, the rococo was characterised by curvaceous, asymmetrical forms and natural motifs. This design is a workshop drawing however it is elegantly composed. Commodes such as this would have been used within dressing rooms and bedrooms.
Victoria and Albert Museum
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- Accession number
- D.725-1906
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- Image: Victoria and Albert Museum — © Victoria and Albert Museum, London
