ABC/275 - Furniture in England from 1660 to 1760

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ABC/275

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Furniture in England from 1660 to 1760

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  • [1924] (Creation)

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Lenygon, Francis

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University of Westminster Archive

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A volume that aims to present the Characteristics of the English Furniture in the 17th and 18th centuries in a series of representative illustrations (photographs) with complementary text. The subjects covered are:The Dutch and French Influences; The Venetian Influence; Kent; The French Rococo, Chinese and Gothic Fashions, and the Classical Reaction; The Later Georgian Period; Chairs, Stools, and Settees, with their Upholstery; Robert Adam; Beds, Window Cornices, and Curtains; Tables; Bookcases, Cupboards, and Writing Tables; Writing Tables, desks and bureaux in mahogany; Library Tables; Commodes; Dressing Cases, Presses, Wardrobes; Chests of Drawers; Pedestals and Brackets; Candlestands; Wall Brackets; Urns and Pedestals; Stands for Cabinets; Grinling Gibbons; Charles II Characteristics; Mirrors; Duke of Buckingham's Vauxhall Factory; Palladian treatment; Chinese and Rococo fantasies; Clock-cases; Veneer and Marquetry; Seaweed Work; Gesso; Mirrors; Gilding; Silver and Silver-mounted Furniture; Lacquer. Buildings included: Hampton Court Palace; Blenheim Palace; Boughton House; Earl of Burlington's Villa at Chiswick; Chirk Castle; Coombe Abbey; Denham Palace; Drayton Manor; Dyrham Park; Glemham Hall; Ham House; Hampton Court Palace; Hardwick Hall; Holkham; Holme Lacy; Houghton Hall; Kedleston Hall; Kensington Palace; Kew Palace; Kimbolton Castle; Knole Park; Lacock Abbey; Lyme Park; Osterley Park; Penshurst Place; Ramsbury Manor; St. Paul's Cathedral; Temple Newsam; Vanderbank; Vauxhall; Windsor Castle.

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    Spine slightly scuffed. Covers and pages damaged by humidity

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