The reign of queen victoria 1837 1901 and her love of the ornate greatly affected design styles during this period.
Victorian era furniture characteristics.
It is adorned with ovals arches applied medallions wreaths garlands urns and other victorian flourishes.
The upholstery of this period matched the ornate stylings of the wood with needlepoint and tapestry adorning many of the most intricate pieces.
The designs were able to provide balance and character to the decorations of the piece.
The furniture of the victorian era was characterized by large sideboards heavy pedestals and pieces in bulkier proportions.
However this furniture style is not austere.
Eastlake was a trendsetting british architect author and lecturer according to american furniture.
In architecture the eastlake style or eastlake architecture is part of the queen anne style of victorian.
One period of the victorian era that flies away with straight lines is louis xvi.
Furniture made during queen victoria s reign from 1837 to 1901 drew heavily from gothic rococo and louis xv furniture with dark finishes or gilding embellishments and heavy proportions.
The movement is generally considered part of the late victorian period in terms of broad antique furniture designations.
Victorian 1840 to 1910 the victorian period named after england s queen victoria served as a very sharp contrast to the shaker period.
Victorian era architecture is marked by its unapologetic devotion to ornament and flourish and its ornate maximalist interior design.
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The victorian period overlapped the industrial revolution making it the first style of furniture to be manufactured.
The eastlake furniture style as envisioned by its namesake charles lock eastlake came about as a response to his aversion to the over the top rococo revival and renaissance revival styles popular during the victorian era.
The victorian period in furniture dates from approximately 1830 1890.
My house is a queen anne folk victorian with many eastlake details.
Characteristics of victorian architecture.
As the period aged more ornamentation became present on the finished furniture styles.
Victorian furniture is formal elaborate and opulent.
The eastlake movement was a nineteenth century architectural and household design reform movement started by british architect and writer charles eastlake 1836 1906.
Discover the characteristics of victorian furniture and period style the features materials and class.
Wood most of the pieces of victorian furniture were made of walnut rosewood or mahogany.
While there are many different styles encompassed in victorian era architecture some common features that will help you spot a victorian from the outside include.
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