Queen Anne Period.— In the short reign of William and Mary the only change was in the form of imported pieces. The Queen Anne style continued all through the reign of George I, but only arrived rather late in the queen's reign. Seats had been largely cane bottomed till now and loose cushions were used on them. The upholsterer in this style did the chief .work in the production of furni ture to sit on. The stiff, angular wooden seat and back of chairs were no longer common usage. Chairs were built to the shape of the human form and softly padded, seat and back. The same with couches and settees. Seat frames are rounded in front, arms are scroll form and set half-way back to allow for the spreading crinoline. The double chair became a favorite and is called also a "love-seat." °Turned* (spindle) chairs with high backs, called °Windsors," came into use. The °wing ear" or °grandfather" chair was perfected as an evader of draughts. The cabriole leg came into general use now, but was seen also in William and Mary's time. In decoration we see the scallop-shell; and the °claw-and-balls feet are on fine pieces. Splats appear in fur niture-backs. Tables of Jacobean style persist in early walnut examples and the bowl" appears on balustred legs. Stretchers are carved and °tied° (X form). Inlays are frequent and show great perfection. Early examples of bureaus have an overhanging upper story, but, in general, they are in present-day form by 1710. Chests of drawers show brass drop handles, mostly pear-shaped, and the brass escutcheons are usually openwork.. These had three or more drawers on a stand which had or had not drawers. Now from one to five drawers are in the stand. The °high boy" or °tall boy' came into being with 8 to 12 drawers. Cabinets for curios belong to this time in which collectors displayed behind glass doors their bric-a-brac, for Chinese porcelain collecting was a craze.
Georgian Period (1727-1820).— The styles of furniture in use during the reign of George I were those passed over by Queen Anne; this furniture has been styled by some °Early Georgian.' To it belongs the °Hogarth" chair and the gilt pieces that stayed in vogue. The period, so full of furniture talent (1735 to 1805), with the achievements of Chippen dale, Adam Brothers, Heppelwhite, Shearer and Sheraton has been called °Mid-Georgian." The following period marked by decadence and depraved fashions has been termed °Late Georgian." William Kent, the architect, in cluded furniture in his work when he returned from his studies of antiques at Rome, but he included the prevailing French styles in Classic work, till his death in 1748. With the brothers Adam decoration conformed rigidly to the Greco-Roman and their styles in furniture were immensely popular from the middle to the end of the century. The Chippendale and Heppel
white creations were adapted to the Louis XV interiors then so popular. Heppelwhite, Shearer and Sheraton worked to fill interiors in Louis XVI style, in fashion at the end of the century. In the early 19th century Sir William Chambers gained some popularity with his Chinese motifs in furniture. This is the age of mahogany.
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