TRADITIONAL CHAIR DESIGNS FURNITURE TRADITIONAL CHAIR DESIGNS
PARTS OF A CHAIR
PARTS OF A CHAIR
FURNITURE VOCAB LEGS Turned Fluted Cabriole Splayed
FURNITURE VOCAB BACKS Splat Shield Oval Heart Wingback Ladder back Spindle back
FRENCH STYLE French Baroque Louis XV 1643-1715 1715-1774 Heavy ornamentation Gold overlay Louis XV 1715-1774 Smaller proportions More delicate Curved lines Soft colors
FRENCH STYLES Louis XVI Empire 1774-1792 1804-1815 Simple, straight lines Fluted columns Empire 1804-1815 Large and Heavy Military symbols Use of Egyptian, Greek and Roman motifs
STYLES FROM ENGLAND Jacobean Queen Anne 1603-1649 1702-1714 Heavy oak furniture Details of turning and fluting Queen Anne 1702-1714 Cabriole leg Carved fans and shells
STYLES FROM ENGLAND Georgian 1714-1820 Named for their designers Chippendale “S” curved legs Spat backs Adam Rectangular shapes Straight tapered legs Hepplewhite Graceful lines Shield, Oval and heart backs Sheraton Straight lines Motifs of urns, swags and leaves
STYLES FROM ENGLAND Regency Victorian 1810-1837 1837-1901 Greek Roman Egyptian Victorian 1837-1901 Excessive ornamentation
AMERICAN STYLES EARLY 1800’S Windsor Plain simple lines Spindle backs Shaker Ladder backs Woven seats
AMERICAN STYLES Federal Duncan Phyfe