Cabinetmaker. He is remembered for designing styles of furniture fashionable in the third quarter of the 18th century. Born the son of Thomas Chippendale I, a well-respected Worcester cabinetmaker and wood-carver, the Chippendales had moved to London by 1727 where they opened a furniture workshop. At the end of 1749 the younger Chippendale established himself in Conduit Street with partner, upholsterer James Rannie. The following year, he became the first cabinet-maker to publish a book of his designs, "Gentleman and Cabinet Maker's Director." In 1760 he was elected a member of the Society of Arts. His designs introduced the cabriole leg; the claw and ball foot; the straight, square, early Georgian leg; the carved latticework Chinese leg; the pseudo-Chinese leg; the fretwork leg; the rococo leg with the curled or hoofed foot; and the spade foot to English furniture. Chippendale accepted commissions from the Duke of Atholl; Henry, Earl of Pembroke; Sir Roland Winn; Sir Edward Knatchbull; David Garrick; Sir Gilbert Heathcote; William Constable; and George Wyndham, Earl of Egremont to name a few. His work furnished some of the greatest houses in Britain. Universally accepted, his influence on furniture design has been indiscriminately applied to mid-18th century furniture as a whole. As the Chippendale firm became successful, more work was performed by trained staff than was by Chippendale himself making verifiable Thomas Chippendale pieces very rare. After his death at 61, the firm was managed by his son, Thomas III. A sculpted figure of Chippendale is a part of the facade of the Victoria and Albert Museum in London, and a statue and memorial plaque to Chippendale is located outside the Prince Henry Grammar School in Manor Square, in Otley.