David Jones

Furniture historian specialising in English and Scottish furniture and Thomas Chippendale. He has taught for the greater part of his career at the University of St Andrews, but most recently at the Smithsonian Institution, Washington D.C. He advises on several collections of historic furniture in Scotland including Hopetoun House; Dumfries House, where he is Hon, Keeper of Furniture; and Paxton House, where he is Research Fellow; and uses these collections for teaching on site.