Revival (Week 6) Flashcards
Early Revival Styles and Date
1835 - 1850+
Classical Revival (early and late)
Gothic Revival
Rococo Revival
ongoing wave of succeeding and overlapping revival style
Making and marketing
larger shops - shift from craft to industry
furniture warerooms “shop work” and “bespoke work”
export and retail markets
better transportation and communication networks
mechanization - drop stamping, die rolling in silver, circular saw (1840 in furniture)
innovative and patent furniture
objects that can be altered
objects that serve multiple functions (theres a bed in the piano)
new or re-purposed material
Patent Extension Table
Cornelius Briggs
Boston
1843 - 1845
Gothic Revival dates and style
1835 - 1850+
picturesque and romantic movement imported from England
Gothic motifs: pointed arches, trefoils, quatrefoils
A.J. Davis and Andrew Jackson Downing, architectural designs and books
later manifestations throughout the 19th century
Gothic Revival Secretary
J & J.W. Meeks
New York
1836 - 1855
pointed arches, quatrefoils
Gothic Revival Center Table
1850
New York
hexogonal table with molded skirt of pointed arches and drop finials
tripod with trefoil feet
cluster columns for legs
Chalice and Paten
Cooper & Fisher
New York
1850
pierced quatrefoils, chains, religious designs
early use of enamel on silver
Gothic Revival Side Chair
Boston
1840 - 1850
pointed arches
Rococo Revival style and dates
1840 - 1860s
revival of ornament, esp. french rococo
c-scrolls, floral carving, piercing
John Henry Belter
beginnings of innovative, patent furniture
international expositions and fairs
Library Chair
Patented by Augustus Eliaers
Boston
1860
Marble topped Center Table
Boston
1860s
cabriole legs ending in scrolls feet on casters
curved stretchers meet in middle to support elaborate carved finial
acanthus leaves and floral carving
Card Table
Charles Baudouine
New York
1850 - 1855
Sofa
John Henry Belter
1850 - 1860
Rosewood
elaborate carved floral top
Pier or Console Table
John Henry Belter
New York
1850 - 1860
Sideboard
Ignatius Lutz
1850 - 186
Philadelphia
“death in the dining room”, naturalistic carving of hunt and harvest
show piece, symbol of wealth, displayed objects
Tea Set
William Gale & Son
1852
repousse and chased leaves
inverted pear shape
Magic Caster
Roswell Gleason
Patented 1857
Silverplate
decorative stands holding cut glass bottles for condiments
pointed arches of gothic revival
mechanization with revolving doors
Gothic Revival Parlor Stove
Jagger Treadwell & Perry
Albany, NY
Patented 1846
cast iron
