The Georgian Era.
Georgian England produced the decorative style created by Robert Adam, and the individual furniture styles of Chippendale, Hepplewhite, and Sheraton.
EARLY GEORGIAN FURNITURE
The development of English furniture between 1715 and 1727 is of little interest save to the expert. The period was a time of lowered taste. Mahogany, introduced from the West Indies as a curiosity about 1710, became within two or three decades the dominant cabinet wood.
THE CHIPPENDALE FURNITURE STYLE
There were three Chippendales, all cabinetmakers. The second, Thomas Chippendale (born 1710; died 1779), came to London with his father in 1727 to open a shop. By 1735 the firm was prospering, and 15 years later Thomas Chippendale was a great success. As is usual with men of genius, however, he was undervalued by his contemporaries; and it was not until a hundred years later that he came to be recognized as the greatest furniture designer of his race.
- Settee
- William and Mary
- Armchair
- Chippendale
- Chair
- Late Queen Anne
- Armchair
- Chippendale
- Wing Chair
- Queen Anne
- Armchair
- Chippendale
- Cabinet
- William and Mary
Figure 12.—English styles (1690-1760).