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Some Popular Furniture Designer and Their Designs

We are going to see more designs and types of1800, square legs were replaced by turned
furniture, which came up into prominence inones with reeding. Sheraton's most
the eighteenth and nineteenth century. Somecharacteristic chairs have rectangular backs
of these people were very influential andwith horizontal bars. Use was made of
powerful as well. They were the Adams, thesatinwood, as well as the more general
Hepplewhite, and the Sheraton, King Williammahogany, either painted or inlaid or left
IV and the early Victorian. They encouragedquite  plain.
their  own  styles  of  furniture.
Regency  (1800-1820)
Later  Georgian
The Regency style is a combination of at
Adam, Hepplewhite and Sheraton (1770-1810) aleast three, or any one may be found alone in
number of styles succeeded and partiallyapiece made during the period. The three
overlapped  each  other  during  these years.principal styles are, Greek and Roman:
figures of mythological gods and goddesses,
Adamthe lyre (used as the shape of table-ends),
the  lion's-paw  foot.
The Adam brothers, Robert and James, were
primarily architects, but their interest inEgyptian: sphinxes, Egyptian heads and feet
design did not stop with the building itself.as  tops  and  bases  of columns; crocodiles.
Not only did they plan the layout of their
mansions, but usually they decided theChinese: Chinese patterns, shapes and colors;
decoration and coloring of the principalof which the contents of the Pavilion at
rooms and the furniture to go in them. TheirBrighton  are  outstanding  examples.
work was inspired by ancient Greek and Roman
art, and most of their decorative ideas wereAll types of unusual woods were used, as well
borrowed from those sources. The honeysuckleas mahogany, and there was frequent use of
(anthemion), the ram's head and hoof, andbrass for inlay and gilt bronze for mounts.
garlands of husks are typical features. TheChairs were smaller in size than in earlier
work of the Adams was carried out betweenperiods, which explain why they are so very
1760 and 1790 and many of their designs forpopular today. Early Regency chairs had legs
furniture were actually made by Thomasshaped like a curved sword (the saber, after
Chippendale's  firm.which they are named), but later they were
turned.
Hepplewhite
William  IV  and  Early Victorian (1820-1840)
George Hepplewhite was a cabinet-maker whose
business was run later by his widow, whoMuch of this furniture can be confused with
published a book of his designs. These showthat made earlier in the Regency period.
pieces of simple form and small size; one ofAlthough many of the designs are similar,
the most noticeable is perhaps the chair withthey were carried out in a much heavier
a heart-shaped or a shield-shaped back.manner, and chairs, tables and other pieces
Sometimes the shield holds a pierced andare coarser and clumsier in appearance. The
carved  Prince-of-Wales  feather.saber leg was no longer used, and almost all
furniture had turned supports, often tapered
Sheratonand  carved.
Thomas Sheraton published his first book ofEvery artist gets inspiration from different
patterns in 1791. His designs show furnituresources. The Adams were inspired by the
that is much more slender in line thanancient Greek and Roman art. One of the most
hitherto, and he led a return to the use of"noticeable works of George Hepplewhite is
inlay; with this his name seems to be linkedperhaps the chair with a heart-shaped or a
inseparably. Inlay often took the form ofshield-shaped back. Sheraton's most
cross banding and stringing, and a commoncharacteristic chairs have rectangular backs
feature was an oval shell of satiriwood,with horizontal bars.
scorched to imitate shading. After about



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