Commode painted oak, walnut or fruitwoods, with carved decoration, typical of French provincial furniture. In the English-speaking world, "commode" passed into cabinet-makers' parlance in London by the mid-eighteenth century to describe chests of drawers with gracefully curved fronts, and sometimes with shaped sides as well, perceived as being in the "French" taste. Thomas Chippendale employed the term "French Commode Tables" to describe designs in "The Cabinet-Maker and Upholsterer's Director" (1753), and Ince and Mayhew illustrated a "Commode Chest of drawers", plate xliii, in their "Universal System of Household Furniture", 1759–62. John Gloag notes that "Commode" expanded to describe any piece of
Aidan Chippendale Aidan Chippendale Aidan Luke Chippendale (born 24 May 1992) is an English footballer who plays as a winger for Ossett United. Born in Bradford, West Yorkshire, Chippendale played for hometown club Bradford City in their youth system before being released at the age of 13 when he joined Huddersfield Town. He was promoted to the first team squad for a game against Colchester United on 3 October 2009. He was named Huddersfield's Academy Player of the Year for the 2009–10 season and graduated from the club's academy in April 2010 after being offered a two-year professional contract. He made his