Objective 5.01: CLASSIFY the most recognized styles of furniture

1. Objective 5.01:CLASSIFY the most recognized styles of furniture Housing Decisions page 297 • Divide a piece of paper into four sections. • Label the sections “Queen Ann Style”, “Chippendale Style”, “Breuer Style” (Bauhaus), and “Frank Lloyd Wright Style”. • Under each heading list specific characteristics that would help identify each style of furniture. • Add a sketch or picture each of the four different furniture styles.

2. Choosing furniture styles is a matter of taste or personal preference...there is no right or wrong furniture. Studying various styles of furniture can give you an idea of what you like best.

3. Traditional Styles from England

4. Queen AnneFebruary 6, 1665 August 1, 1714Began her reign March 8, 1702

6. Characteristics of Queen Anne Furniture • Smaller, lighter, and more comfortable than earlier styles • Has a Chinese or Oriental influence • Emphasis on line and form rather than ornamentation • Curving shapes • Cabriole legs and with a pad foot • Vasiform (vase shaped) splats (chair backs) • Carved shells and fans • Cushioned seats • Wing-back chairs.

7. Queen Anne Characteristics

8. Queen Anne Wing-Back Chair circa 1710

9. Queen Anne Side Chair, circa 1750 Appraised Value: $3,000 - $5,500

10. Queen Anne Side Chair Video

11. 18th-Century Queen Anne Highboy Appraised Value: $4,000 - $5,000

12. Pennsylvania Queen Anne Miniature Chest on Stand, circa 1750…… $$?

13. Queen Anne Miniature Chest Video

14. Next: Chippendale not Chip n’ Dale

15. Thomas Chippendale 1718-1779 Created furniture during the reigns of King George II and III

16. Characteristics of Chippendale Furniture • Gothic and Chinese influences • Squared, more masculine design than Queen Anne • Emphasized ornamentation • Curved top rail with carved ears • Pierced vasiform splat • Cabriole legs with carved knees and ball and claw feet • Later designs have straight legs due to Chinese influence.

17. Chippendale Characteristics

18. Chippendale Style - Ball and Claw Foot

19. Chippendale Side Chair Circa 1765-1775

20. Chippendale Style – Straight Leg

21. What features of Chippendale do you see?

22. Chippendale Style Side Chair, circa 1775…… $$?

23. Chippendale Chair Video

24. 1778 Chippendale Miniature Walnut Chest Appraised Value: $$? $50,000 – $60,000

25. Which is which? How do you know?

26. Traditional Furniture Mini Poster:Individual Project On cardstock put: • 2 pictures of Queen Anne furniture • 5 facts about Queen Anne furniture • 2 pictures of Chippendale furniture • 5 facts about Chippendale furniture • 2 ways the styles are similar • 2 ways the styles are different