1. TRADITIONAL CHAIR DESIGNS
FURNITURE
TRADITIONAL CHAIR DESIGNS

2. PARTS OF A CHAIR

3. PARTS OF A CHAIR

4. FURNITURE VOCAB LEGS
Turned
Fluted
Cabriole
Splayed

5. FURNITURE VOCAB BACKS Splat Shield Oval Heart Wingback Ladder back
Spindle back

6. FRENCH STYLE French Baroque Louis XV 1643-1715 1715-1774
Heavy ornamentation
Gold overlay
Louis XV
Smaller proportions
More delicate
Curved lines
Soft colors

7. FRENCH STYLES Louis XVI Empire 1774-1792 1804-1815
Simple, straight lines
Fluted columns
Empire
Large and Heavy
Military symbols
Use of Egyptian, Greek and Roman motifs

8. STYLES FROM ENGLAND Jacobean Queen Anne 1603-1649 1702-1714
Heavy oak furniture
Details of turning and fluting
Queen Anne
Cabriole leg
Carved fans and shells

9. 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

10. STYLES FROM ENGLAND Regency Victorian 1810-1837 1837-1901 Greek
Roman
Egyptian
Victorian
Excessive ornamentation

11. AMERICAN STYLES EARLY 1800’S
Windsor
Plain simple lines
Spindle backs
Shaker
Ladder backs
Woven seats

12. AMERICAN STYLES
Federal
Duncan Phyfe