Revivals Flashcards
Palace of Westminster - architect, place, period
Barry ang Pugin, London England, Gothic Revival
Lyndhurst Dining Room - Designer, place, period
Davis, Tarrytown NY, Gothic Revival
Springside Estate - Designer, place, period
Downing, Poughkeepsie NY, Gothic Revival Picturesque.
What is “Splendid Deception”?
An expression Pugin used about design that was beautiful but was not duplicating the influence exactly, deceiving the public.
What does picturesque mean?
large scale and measuring landscape
What style was the empire period reviving?
Neoclassic style
Arch of Triumph - Designer, Place, Period
Chalgrin, Paris France, Empire Style
Opera Garnier Grand Staircase - Designer, Place, Period
Garnier, Paris France, Second Empire
Feature of Neoclassicism?
Symmetry, Horizontally balanced, classical orders, motif detail
What style is the Second Empire reviving?
Rococo Revival
Who was appointed by Napoleon III to modernize Paris?
Baron Houssman
What are the influences of exoticism?
Egyptian and Turkish
The Tombs House of Detention - Designer, Place, Period
Haviland, New York NY, Egyptian Revival
Egyptian Mysteries Garden at Biddulph Grange - Designer, Place, Period
Bateman, Staffordshire England, Exoticism
What is a Turkish corner?
Enjoyed by women, show items from abroad travels
What is a Turkish smoking room?
For men, dedicated room for smoking
What is horn furniture?
influenced by African safari travel and game hunting. Horns as decor on furniture.
What is stumpery?
Vegitation that is natural growing around old wooden stumps.
John Griswold House - designer, place, period
Hunt, Newport RI, Stick style
Hotel del Coronado - Designer, place, period
Reid and Reid, Coronado CA, Queen Anne
What is Board-and-Batten?
Vertical siding composed of wide boards butted together, covered by narrow battens nailed over the board seems.
what is Clapboard siding?
Horizontal siding composed of long thin flat pieces of wood, horizontally overlapping, nailed to framing.
What are stairhalls?
often grand, the first impression for visitors.