English Period Furniture
Commonwealth Period 1649-1660
Puritan Cromwells overthrew the monarchy, which saw the strict abolition of all frivolity.
The Puritan scorned even the subdued richness of the Jacobeans. Therefore function prevailed over decoration. Any mouldings were applied rather than carved.
Cromwellean Style Characteristics
- Furniture followed basic shapes and had to be useful.
- Furniture with straight severe lines without carving or other enrichments.
- Simple bobbin turning was most common.
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For the first time chairs were made in sets with the front stretcher rail placed higher and often with two sets of side stretcher rail
