THOMAS CHIPPENDALE. A Review of His Life and Origin. By
Edwin J. Layton. (John Murray. 10s. 6d.)- Mr. Layton, who is joint author with J. Penderel-Brodhurst of A Glossary of English Furniture of the Historic Periods, is an authority on the subject, and anything that he writes is worthy of consideration. In the volume before us we find a useful Chronology of the history of the remarkable family of Chippendale, also a brief and comprehensive account of the various members of the fire% the houses they lived in and the partners that they took into the business ; but tbP_ chief _ object of tbe_ book is to prove their_ origin. Mr. Oliver lime.ket, in his Thomas =Chippendale, proves to his own satisfaction that the founder of the .firm came from Otley in Yorkshire and that he was brought to London by Mr. Henry Lascelles ; Mr. Layton adheres to the old theory that the family came from Worcestershire.
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