English Period Furniture
Elizabethan 1558-1603 OAK
Renaissance ideas were entering Britain during this period. Oak was still the main timber used. Strap work carving was popular and cut directly into solid timber furniture.
Furniture legs were mainly bulbous - carved at the top and a gadroon at the bottom with an acanthus leaf.
Chairs were either turned or wainscoted.
Pewter was displayed in buffets or court cupboards.
Beds were very large with carved posts, a canopy and long velvet hangings often with bulbous decoration.
Solid top refectory tables replaced the Tudor trestle tables.












