The decorative periods . PERGOLESI. great deal of the Chinese, and this was the beginning of thepopular craze, which soon became widespread. Thomas Chippendale published the work which broughthim fame in 1754. It is impossible to trace the characterizingdetails of this style excepting in the few pieces which outlivedthe popularity of all else that he did, because Chippendale gavehis publicanything thatthey demand-ed—Chinese,Gothic, oldDutch, any-thing. Someof his designsare almostidentical withthe chairseats are usu-ally roomy toaccommodatethe ladieshoops and thestiffened c
The decorative periods . PERGOLESI. great deal of the Chinese, and this was the beginning of thepopular craze, which soon became widespread. Thomas Chippendale published the work which broughthim fame in 1754. It is impossible to trace the characterizingdetails of this style excepting in the few pieces which outlivedthe popularity of all else that he did, because Chippendale gavehis publicanything thatthey demand-ed—Chinese,Gothic, oldDutch, any-thing. Someof his designsare almostidentical withthe chairseats are usu-ally roomy toaccommodatethe ladieshoops and thestiffened coatskirts of the Above, design by William Pain : below, on the left,by Hepplewhite; below, on the right, by Cipriani.
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