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English Period Furniture
Victorian Furniture Continued
(Mahogany, Burr Walnut, Rosewood, Ebony 1830-1901)
Overall the Victorian period saw the introduction of labour saving machinery which was misused due to high demand which caused a serious deterioration in design and construction.
Features of Victorian Furniture
- Cumbersome furniture, dust catching carving.
- Buttoned upholstery - armchairs frequently with low arms scrolled at the front
- Balloon back chairs and spoon back
- Thonet's steam bent chair
- Abbotsford Chair inspired from Charles II era (Restoration)
- Ladies easy chairs without arms because the vastness of the skirts.
- Chesterfield - fat layer of well sprung upholstery named after the Earl of Chesterfield.
- Later Victorian easy chairs removed the fully upholstered arms to help lighten up the appearance. Sometimes had a small drawer fitted in the front to hold a spittoon.
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Papier Mache chair. Boxes and trays but applied over a wooded frame for chairs.
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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 |
