Rural/Outside Mainstream (Week 7) Flashcards
Rural Furniture Regions
Connecticut
Massachusetts
New Hampshire & Maine
Pennsylvanie
The South
Rural Furniture traits
relationship to style centers in the area
generally smaller shops and less specialization
widely prized by collectors for visual exuberance and folk character
considered more American than high-style objects
Rural Furniture materials
use of local woods - cherry, maple as primary woods instead of walnut or mahogany
use of paint or stain as less expensive form of embellishment and imitating more expensive materials
seasonal craftsmen
High Chest of Drawers
late 1800s
Connecticut
cherry
similar to Newport high chest (compare to Townsend)
expression of shell is differnt
truncated, squashed, not as elegant
Chest on chest
North Stonington, Connecticut
1760 - 1780
Maple
RI characteristics - plaques in pediment, shell, urn and flame finials
painted green
goofy ornament on front skirt
Chest on chest, Dunlap Family
New Hampshire
maple, pine
1790 - 1795
pad feet with sharp inward curve brackets
paired scroll skirt rail
cornice with shell in center and whale’s tail ornaments on top
Desk and Bookcase
Nathan Lombard
Sturbridge, Massachusetts
cherry
1800 - 1805
decorative inlay
desk and bookcase
John Shearer
1801 - 1806
Martinsburg, Virginia
walnut, cherry, maple, pine
combination of many styles - baroque, rococo
neoclassical elements
Secretary
Thomas Day
Milton, NC
1841
Dower Chest
Eastern Pennsylvania
1780
yellow pine, tulip poplar
Blanket Chest
Virginia
1795 - 1800
German influence
abstract and naturalistic designs in vibrant colors
