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English Period Furniture
The Evolution of English Furniture
Throughout the history of furniture, the changing styles have arrived by the conditions ruling at any one time. These conditions may have been the result of:
- The Limits of Knowledge, wood expansion and contraction
- The limits of equipment, only tools and saws
- The Availability of Timber, Local supply, only solid timber
- Economic Conditions, wealthy or not, changes
- Peace or War, determine furniture, immobile, security
- Overseas Influences, trade agreements, incentives
- Reigning Monarch
- A Movement
- A Generic influence
- A Religious Group
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Britain had Oak and Beech as it's native timber for furniture production, but with the discovery of new land and the establishment of overseas trade, other timber species suddenly became available:
Prior to 1500, the Gothic Period, teaching and learning of craftsmanship was mostly overseen by the church. Therefore, most ornamentation on Gothic furniture follows the lines of ornamental stonework from the Gothic Churches and buildings. |
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Henry VII, came to the throne following the war of the roses in 1485, and was the first Tudor monarch. During this time Britain had found peace and order not previously known. Henry VIII succeeded his father in 1509, and inherited his accumulated treasures. He continued to change the Gothic style by keeping up his father's interest in foreign artists and craftsmen. More economical printing materials were available which allowed for pattern books from the continent. The Evolution of English Furniture continued |
In this Section:
Furniture History Menu | Louis 14th | Louis 15th | Louis 16th | Evolution of English Furniture (Tudor Gothic) | Elizabethan Period | Jacobean Period | Commonwealth Period | Restoration Period | William and Mary Period | Queen Anne Period | Georgian Period | Chippendale Period | Regency Period | Hepplewhite Period | Adam Period | Sheraton Period | Victorian Period | Furniture Resources | Antique Resources |
Furniture History Menu | Louis 14th | Louis 15th | Louis 16th | Evolution of English Furniture (Tudor Gothic) | Elizabethan Period | Jacobean Period | Commonwealth Period | Restoration Period | William and Mary Period | Queen Anne Period | Georgian Period | Chippendale Period | Regency Period | Hepplewhite Period | Adam Period | Sheraton Period | Victorian Period | Furniture Resources | Antique Resources |
