English politician and writer best known for Letters to His Son (1774), which portrays the ideal 18th-century gentleman. a soft comfortable sofa, usually covered with leather (Probably from a 19th-century Earl of Chesterfield, family of English lords)
lauded by Thomson in his Winter is the fourth earl, author of Chesterfield's Letters to His Son (1694-1773) Chesterfield House (London) was built by Isaac Ware for Philip, fourth earl of Chesterfield (See above )
a fitted overcoat with a velvet collar an overstuffed davenport with upright armrests suave and witty English statesman remembered mostly for letters to his son (1694-1773)