French Rococo Flashcards by Alexandra Esguerra

Corner cupboard mainly built into the room

Encoignure

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Walls were of rough white plaster or paneled. Frequently they were stenciled to resemble wallpaper

French provincial

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Tall French writing desk, top part of which resembles an armoire, having a door at its base. The top is often flap fronted to provide a larger writing surface when open

Secretaire a abattant

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The “fainting couch” where ladies in tight corsettes would usually collapse onto it

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Bed without posts but with a small canopy

Angel bed

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Curved legs were used on chairs, with the front curving outward and the rear curving back like a saber in this period

French Empire

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Straddle chair, in which the sitter faced the chair back and rested his arms on the upholstered top rail, to watch card games.

Voyeuse

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During this period, furniture had classical lines with some curves, minimal ornamentation, and a contrast of wood and fabric. Focused on comfort and contentment

Biedermeier

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Maker of veneered furniture

Ebeniste

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Work table

Tricoteuse

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Fictive draperies used in this period

French Directoire

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Lounge day bed

Chaise lounge

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A return in one of the corners of the architrave of a door or window

Crossette

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During this period, the kitchen with its open-hooded fireplace rising to the wooden beam ceiling was the center of the house

French Provincial

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Technique involving painting on the reverse side of glass then applying gold and silver as backing

Verre eglomise

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Sewing table

Tricoteuse

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Dining tables were first introduced in this period

French Neoclassic

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The dressing table with drawers that open to reveal a mirror

Table coiffeuse

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Maker of solid wood furniture

Menuisier

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Serpentine and bombe shaping were used in this period

French rococo

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Padded armrest

Manchette

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Furniture were grand in scale, rectilinear, and pieces were on plinths or bases

French Empire

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Style of upholstered couch that can seat 3 people, consists of 3 armchairs in a pinwheel pattern

Indiscreet

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3 seats to a single unit with the 2 end seats smaller and separated by arms from the center section

confidante

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Lounge chair with full arm

Bergere

Cane backs and rush seats were common during this time

French provincial

Parisian cabinetmaker and student of Oeben, designed many pieces for Marie Antoinette

Henri Riesener

Soft paste figurines and serving piece

Sevres

Round table with a marble top supported by one central leg

Gueridon

During this period, Napoleon Bonaparte declared himself as emperor of France in 1804-1815

French Directoire

A backgammon table with a removable top that had one side covered with leather and the other with baize

Trictrac table

A small light lady’s writing desk had a central drawer in front, tiered shelves and cupboards in the back and sometimes shelves between the legs

Bonbeur du jour

Tie-on cushions were used in this period

French provincial

Sleigh bed

French Empire

Also known as psyche glass, a mirror designed to stand against a wall

Pier glass

Maker of metal mounts

Fondeur

Broad stripes were popular during this period

French Directoire

A sofa based on the painting of Jacques Louis David, with rolled over arms and turned, tapered legs

Recamier sofa

Stand for plants

Jardiniere

German style that is based on the French Empire – a combination of the Greek, Roman, and Egyptian motifs

Biedermeier

Bed used by the queen

Lit a duchess

Invention of the Jacquard loom prompted the production of rich royal textiles in this era

French Empire

Typical low chest of drawers

Commode

Drop leaf table with its slant top and absence of drawers

Bureau a dos d'due

Also known as Style Etrusque

French Neoclassic

Writing desk with a mechanical device or crank to raise the writing surface

Secretaire a la tronchin

Furniture during this period was made by craftsmen long after the styles ceased to be fashionable

French provincial

A small round table having around its top a gallery within which a bouchon could be set for the playing of card games.

Bouilotte

Armchair with pierced arms

Fauteuil

Proportions were light and refined, retaining intimacy and charm, but with emphasis on straight lines and geometric forms. Ovals, ellipses and circles were the only curves used during this period.

French Neoclassic

Overdoor or overpaneling filled with paintings or mirror

Trumeau

Small, 2-seat sofa with an exposed frame

Canape

A low armless chair that enabled people to get closer to the fire place; nanny’s chair or side chair

Chauffeuse

Maker of bronze casting

Ciseleur

Ceilings were flat and had stars or a center rosette during this period

French Empire

Filing cabinet

Cartonnier

Table fixed to a wall with its top supported by consoles or front legs

Console table

Completely upholstered small sofa similar to a wide seat or a wide bergere, a seat for 2 people

Marquise

There were no cupboards, closets or storage areas during this time, the armoire became the most important family possession

French Provincial

Maker of marquetry panel

Marqueter

Soft, usually green, woolen or cloth fabric resembling felt, used chiefly for the tops of billiard or game tables

Baize

Rolltop desk

Bureau a cylinder

Boat-shaped bed or couchette

En Bateau

Clothing storage

Armoire

Founded a dynasty of cabinetmakers during French Neoclassic

George Jacob

5 or 6-drawer commode with a brass gallery. The cabinet, which was intended to house collections of precious objects, used by the very wealthy

Chiffonier

Daybed, as was the chaise lounge, an upholstered chair with a long seat for reclining

Lit de repos

Cabriole legs that ended in whorl, shell or leaf/scroll feet in this period

French rococo

A bed having a suspended, full length tester (attached to a wall), without posts

Duchess bed

Gilder

Doreur

Chair backs had a slightly backward roll at the top

French Directoire

Game table

Table a jeu

Louis XV/king’s desk

Bureau du roi

2 upholstered chairs put together and connected in the middle with an ottoman between them

Duchesse Brisee

Bedside table

Table de chevet

Lyre or loop-shaped backs were introduced in this era.

French Neoclassic

Techninque that uses monochromatic colors in paintings, like giving an illusion that a statue is real but is actually just a painting

Grisaille

Carved woodwork of panels on walls

Boiserie

Small chair with a concave back and cabriole legs

Cabriolet