Talk:Thomas Chippendale

Chippendale, Thomas
DATE OF BIRTH IS NOT FACTUALLY KNOWN. READ EDWIN J LAYTONS LONG FORGOTTEN BOOK ABOUT CHIPPENDALES LIFE AND THE KNOWN FACTS. THE OTLEY BIRTH IS LOGICALLY CONTESTED THEREIN. (Hostile anon.)


 * Edwin Layton's zany 61 page pamphlet was dismissed by M.J. (Margaret Jourdain) in a very brief review in The Burlington Magazine for Connoisseurs 54 No. 313 (April 1929), p. 220. (available at JSTOR). None of Layton's conjecture was based on documents. The standard book on Chippendale is Christopher Gilbert: see Refs. --Wetman 00:48, 18 May 2007 (UTC)


 * (Copied here from my Talkpage Wetman 00:45, 19 May 2007 (UTC))
 * "i note your lofty contempt for my concerns about your chippendale birthdate "facts" on WP. Vandalism may apply to my clumsy method but absolutely not to its sentiment.There is every reason to deeply question the poor quality assumption that a historically scribed Thomas Chippendale birth record in Otley is a revelation as to THE Thomas Chippendales actual birth. I really have no sound idea who the hell you are but I can tell you that the study of this C18 artisan has been my life for nearly 30 years and nothing else. I own more data on him (currently over 300 books, manuscripts etc dating from 1756 onwards). My Great Uncle, Edwin Leyton wrote many papers on the subject of TC and all of his not inconsiderable specific estate on the subject forms the majority of my collection. He researched and wrote when Cesinsky and MacQuoid were alive and he knew them both personally. I own signed first editions appended to my relative and given to him by these authors. I will go to the expense and effort of challenging your status on WP in print and broadcast media if you continue to ignore the need for factual accuracy on this specifc matter. The very public judgement of your peers is my ultimate sanction should you need it. Frankly Sir, you rather sicken me. I am of the opinion your informed editorials come from a well stocked library only and are not the result of learned acquired wisdom.


 * Mark this moment; I suspect dark things shall this way come with all haste.


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He was born at Farnley near Otley according to the Chippindale family records. His father was Thomas Chippindale, joiner and cabinet maker to the Fawkes of Farnley Hall. His father originally came from Cleckheaton. A brother William was also born at Farnley.

The date of birth can be open to conjecture, as it is taken from the Parish Records of Otley. At the present time the Chippindales are very active in the Baptist Church. There is reason to suppose that they were Baptists in the 18th. century. This means that they tend to have adult baptisms and their baptismal records can be those of an adult. (anon.)


 * There is no reason to suppose that "Baptists" were entered in the Church of England parish records where Chippendale's baptism is recorded.--Wetman 03:38, 18 May 2007 (UTC)

He died in November, 1779, not May; and probably November 13 - User:Braunp 22:13, 12 Nov 2004 (UTC)


 * He was buried 13 November 1779. --Wetman 22:27, 3 June 2006 (UTC)


 * No need to call him "the Elder" except where, in the context of discussing his son, Thomas Chippendale the younger, the elder is intended. I've added some major commissions. The article needs some close-ups of his major pieces. --Wetman 22:27, 3 June 2006 (UTC)

Chippendale the Younger's work
Recent edits focusing on the character of his Neoclassical style of furniture have insisted that it was "insipid." That characterization appears to be only the personal opinion of a WP contributor, who so far has offered insufficient evidence to back up that claim. While that opinion might be justified, it remains only a POV that requires confirmation in published sources. A larger issue is that such an opinion overlooks the Younger's work in the Regency style, which remains highly respected. It is recommended that a fuller assessment of his work be included in this article, and not the incomplete impression left by what still appears to be only an unsupported and personal point of view. Jack Bethune 12:04, 1 January 2007 (UTC)

Education
One gets considerably more than an “elementary” education at an English grammar school. I know nothing about Chippendale, but either the word “elementary” should be removed, or some hint as to why his education was a failure should be added. John W. Kennedy (talk) 14:09, 15 November 2012 (UTC)

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It astonishes me that a man of Chippendale's provenance is represented so poorly on wikipedia - are we all philistines? As an architectural joiner I will now make it my personal business to correct this sorry shortcoming. Mark  Dask  23:32, 10 September 2016 (UTC)

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