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English Period Furniture
Jacobean 1603-1660 OAK
Oak was still the timber used during the reigns of James I and Charles I. The furniture retained many Elizabethan characteristics but the ornament gradually became less prominent.
The ornamentation became smaller, lighter with flatter carving, and carpets were now being introduced.
The changing of women's fashion, in particular their dresses, led to the development of chairs without arms, and upholstery became popular.
Chests disappeared and were replaced with chests of drawers, which often had applied mouldings mitred around the drawer front.
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Farthingale Chair -this was developed because ladies wore farthingale hooped skirts, a chair was required for the women to be able to sit down. Features of Jacobean Furniture
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