June 21, 2010
Furniture
Unlike the earlier Queen Anne style when cabriole legs were popular, Hepplewhite furniture had straight legs. They were either tapered or square and imitated the edges of the classical columns. Many of the chairs had a piece of wood connecting the legs in the shape of an “H”. The feet were …
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June 21, 2010
Furniture
The exotic woods primarily used by Sheraton to create his lighter, almost feminine furniture with delicate straight lines, were rosewood, sycamore, tulipwood, mahogany and satinwood. Though he had carved a niche area for Sheraton furniture when he was alive, he hardly made much money on his superior craftsmanship and died essentially as a poor man.
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