Rococo became popular for furniture, along with walnut wood. The Rococo began to make an appearance in England between 1740 and 1750. The furniture of Thomas Chippendale was the closest to the Rococo style, In 1754 he published "Gentleman's and Cabinet-makers' directory", a catalog of designs for rococo, "chinoiserie" and even Gothic furniture, which achieved wide popularity, going through three editions. Unlike French designers, Chippendale did not employ marquetry or inlays in his furniture. The predominant designer of inlaid furniture were Vile and Cob, the cabinet-makers for King George III. Another important figure in British furniture was Thomas Johnson, who in
Flax and Wool Cabinet Mordaunt Crook in the 2012 reissue of his book "William Burges and the High Victorian Dream" as the simplest of the five pieces that Yatman commissioned from Burges between 1855 and 1859, and that its design is "nothing if not plain-spoken" with "quaintly Arcadian" symbolism. Cook speculates that the colouring on the cabinet might have been decorated with gold. Flax and Wool Cabinet The Flax and Wool Cabinet or the Flax and Wool Wardrobe is a large piece of painted furniture designed by the English architect and designer William Burges. It may have been the first large piece of painted