Evening Star Newspaper, February 12, 1927, Page 24

FURNISHING THE HOME Conducted for The Star BY ELIZABETH STETSON AND GENEVIEVE HENDRICKS American Period Furniture. BY GENEVIEVE HENDRICKS. The best of American funiture was made in a period which extended from ebout 1630 to about 1825, during which time furniture was carefully made by hand. With the advent of the fac- tory a demand for quantity, not qual- ity, output resulted. But little good furniture has been produced since about 1825, as one fad or fancy has followed another until the present dec- ade, when furniture manufacturers are reproducing, with great care and suc cess, the early original piece: - The history of the American colonies and the young Republic is reflected in the character of the furniture pro- duced. Three very distinct periods in furniture design represent the eco nomic status of the times. The first period is that of early ation bLetween the years of 1 1725. This being perind and hards produced was sign. Also, bec e early settlers, in least, were people of mod rather than the general t thi Since acteristic of Period. . s produced dur are chests. cup with solid wooden boards, he backs and turned spindle-b stools were pop and 1 ing upon t characteri: A Ty popularly known as the t with legs connected by simp ers, belongs to this period. The gate Jeg table, with legs that swing out to hold a folding top, appeared in the Jutter nart of this first period. The butterfly table, so called, because of the wing-s it swings out to hold up popular, es: weially in th and States. The majority of pieces produced in this early were fashioned ot oak, pine, maple or hickory. Frequent 1y these woods were painted or stained s espec were fre- ed with elaborate, rather crude, designs. Simple es were woven in the homes often with designs in copy of fabrics | which traders had bought. U]m‘ki printing was also done at this time| on calico and other thin cotton mate . producing materlals similar in design and color to the East Indian prints. Candle stand usually and whale oil lamps | iron or pewter, mple in de: the rug: they were simple. Log Houses Replaced. The first simple houses of logs were | in time replaced by more elaborate houses as life became less difficult for the settlers. Through most of this early period, however, the rooms were Jow-ceilinged. Walls in the better houses were often simply but beauti- fully paneled in pine. The second period of American decorative art, dating from about 1725 to 1790, shows far more foreign influence, as of course trade had be- come more e: tensive with foreign na- ons. The colonists had more time, Meisure and money and had fewer hardships to fa The furniture therefore became less rugged and more ornate and elegan e Renaissance: in Europe, with its, rather elaborate designs and carv- ings, in time influenced the craftsmen in America, although American furni- ture never was as elaborate as its Buropean models. During this second period furniture was designed with the cabriole leg, its begutifully curved contours making a contrast to the sturdy square or simple round legs of the earlier period. Highboys or tall chests of drawers mounted high above the floor on tall cabriole legs and lowboys bing the same, except that the upper drawers were omitted, are character- Istic new pieces of this period. Chairs frequently had these same cabriole Iegs and the simple splat or solid backs were replaced by curved pieces in the shape of violins. "ea Tables Center of Interest. This being a period of some leisure the tea table was a center of interest in the better homes. Small tip-top tables on tripod bases and other lovely tea tables were made in great numbers. Card tables with sections that folded up against the wall also were introduced. Slant-top secre- taries began to be used and beautiful tall clocks, many of them with elab- orate faces, gave both beauty and utility to their owners’ rooms. Whereas the walls in the first period had been eithe= plain or of Special! INSPECT SUNDAY New Homes $500 wall papers simple paneled wood, Most_of them now began to be used were hand-painted or hand-blocked and were very decorative. The mate- rials used for draperies had become more elaborate as damasks and tap- estries were imported in larger num- from abroad. lass lamps were largely used and candlestands of wrought ironm, fre quently trimmed with brass aving been discovered, candles we in numbers. Al acc of this period were much mc te and elegant than thosc t period hird period. dating from a few fter the Revolution to abo ection of Euro. The slathack chair stool and butterfly table are types from the first| period, the tip-top table and low-boy are from the middle peri chair in copy of Hepplewhite and the desk after the manm representative of the last period. THE EVENING STAR, WASHINGTON, D. C., SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 12, 1927. pean conditions. laneum brought about a against the florid designs Renaissance. - Classical came the rage. design. Straight Line Popular. The straight line now su the popularity the middle period. Hepplewhits and Sher: nd other English were largely arme and other pieces. Having become more ns demanded fine ¢ furnitur hogany now use. The better pieces we fully inlaid with | contrast I Houn | spacious and, Hines, were frequently nd binet , side chairs, ol an Exceptional Home 211 Douglas St. N.E. 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This home contains nine large rooms and two It is in perfect condition throughout 0il-O-Mati¢ oil An inspection of this home will convince you of its home tomorrow. Open for Your Inspection Sunday from 11 AM. to 6 P.M. L-E BreuninGER & Sons Main 6140 Builders & Realtors As we noted in the article on French period furniture, | the discovery of Pompeii and Hercu: | reaction of the designs | Architecture and fur- | niture and decorative accessories be- | came more restrained and refined in | many reeded to of the curved lines of | The designs of makers copied in the designs of prosperous d the arm- of Sheraton are be- | Adam | tables il c atinwood and othe ALTLTTETETHELETIEL AT A NN TH A EE T TEEEI T S EU AN AN TLENENNL AT N AEEEA N SALALLEERAR L NN SN nsad N were commonly used and ‘mantelpieces, delicately carved in classical designs of the same type, lent further architec: tural beauty to the houses of the day. Practically all of early American decorative_art is worthy of 'copy and tangular. Beautiful sideboards, secre- tary desks and other lrge pleces that would have been out of place In the early American homes now found their proper settings. Patriotic emblems were frequently usad in decorative de- signs on furniture of this period. Stars, eagles and flags were inlaid in of the finer p At the end of this period Duncan ¥ the greatest American cabinet maker, brought to the history of furniture a new stvle of design bich stands with the be: s furniture. for things American has happily ed the demand for early Ameri- s S0 that zood reproductions ¢ be had for those of us \\'ho cannot afford the original The sketch accompanying this arti- cle illustrates types of furniture ap- pearing during these three periods. varled and as | Printed cot asks of and de- Fabrics had hecome elaborate as in Europe. tons, brocades, silks and d all 3 utiful in color sign, were used. 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