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Line 8: \| caption = Thomas Chippendale statue in [[Otley]], West Yorkshire, England \| birth_date = June 1718 \| birth_place = [[Otley]], [[England~~]], [[Kingdom of Great Britain\|Great Britain]]~~ \| death_date = {{death date and age\|1779\| \| \|1718\|6\|df=y}} \| death_place = [[~~The Hague~~London]], ~~[[Dutch Republic\|The Netherlands]]~~England \| children = [[Thomas Chippendale, the younger\|Thomas]], 4 other sons, 4 daughters, and 3 others }} '''Thomas Chippendale''' (June 1718 – 1779) was aan English [[cabinet-maker]] in [[London]], designing furniture in the [[Georgian architecture\|mid-Georgian]], [[Rococo\|English Rococo]], and [[Neoclassical architecture\|Neoclassical]] styles. In 1754 he published a book of his designs in a [[Trade literature\|trade catalogue]] titled ''The Gentleman and Cabinet Maker's Director''—the most important collection of furniture designs published in England to that point which created a mass market for furniture—upon which success he became renowned. According to the [[Victoria and Albert Museum]], "so influential were his designs, in Britain and throughout Europe and America, that 'Chippendale' became a shorthand description for any furniture similar to his ''Director'' designs".<ref name= "V&A">{{cite news \|title= Thomas Chippendale \|url= http://www.vam.ac.uk/content/articles/t/thomas-chippendale/ \|access-date= 15 March 2022 \|publisher= V&A Museum}}</ref> The designs are regarded as representing the current British fashion for furniture of that period and are now reproduced globally. He was buried 16 November 1779, according to the records of [[St Martin-in-the-Fields]], in the cemetery since built upon by the [[National Gallery (London)\|National Gallery]]. Chippendale furniture is much valued; a [[padouk]] cabinet that was offered for auction during 2008 sold for £2,729,250.<ref>{{cite web \|url= http://www.christies.com/LotFinder/lot_details.aspx?intObjectID=5092525 \|access-date=13 September 2016 \|title= A George II parcel-gilt padouk cabinet-on-stand \|website= Christies}}</ref> Line 33: === Notable works === Chippendale was much more than just a cabinet maker, he was an interior designer who advised on other aspects of decor such as soft furnishings and even the colour a room should be painted. During the company's period of greatest success, ithe ~~could act like a modern interior designer, working~~worked with other specialists ~~and~~to ~~contract for the supply of~~privide fully decorated and furnished rooms or ~~whole~~ houses, once the principal construction was done. Chippendale often received large-scale commissions from aristocratic clients. Twenty-six of these commissions have been identified.<ref>{{cite web\|url= http://www.sal.org.uk/obituaries/Obituary%20archive/christopher-gilbert \|title=Christopher Gallard Gilbert, M.A., F.M.A. (1936–1998) \|publisher=SAL \|access-date= 4 June 2013 \|url-status= dead \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130308051205/http://www.sal.org.uk/obituaries/Obituary%20archive/christopher-gilbert \|archive-date= 8 March 2013}}</ref> Here furniture by Chippendale can still be seen. The locations include: [[File:Pembroke Table by Chippendale.jpg\|thumb\|upright\|Pembroke Table by Chippendale for [[Paxton House, Berwickshire\|Paxton House]], 1775]] Line 84: Created by [[The Walt Disney Company]] in 1943, the names [[Chip 'n' Dale]] (lead characters in ''[[Chip 'n Dale: Rescue Rangers (TV series)\|Chip 'n Dale: Rescue Rangers]]'') are a pun on Chippendale.<ref>{{cite book \|last1=Bowett \|first1=Adam \|last2=Lomax \|first2=James \|title=Thomas Chippendale \|date=2021 \|publisher=Bloomsbury\|quote=The name Chippendale was adopted for a variety of unlikely commercial products because it had guaranteed brand recognition. 'Chip' and 'Dale' were two chipmunk cartoon characters created by the Walt Disney Company}}</ref> He is briefly mentioned by name in the opening of the 2022 film ''[[Chip 'n Dale: Rescue Rangers (film)\|Chip 'n Dale: Rescue Rangers]]''. A Chippendale commode is the centre of the story in [[Roald Dahl]]'s "[[Parson's Pleasure (short story)\|Parson's Pleasure]]", a 1980 episode of ''[[Tales of the Unexpected (TV series)\|Tales of the Unexpected]]''. ==See also==