The chronicle=news., 1913-08-22
FURNITURE
and ITS EARMARkS

pcndalc or Sheraton or HcppclwhIte
is prevalent.
| The Craftsman recently published
n most educating article on this sub
jcct. In which IL made the character
istIcs of these masters quite clear to
any one.
| or Chippendalc 1t said. having
slipped to his full OF the beauty Of
Louis Nv. design. he gave his name
10 various styles and forms which
followed the Queen Anne. hut his
early examples which came to Amc'-
lea were simple In the extreme.
This was to be expected for in this
country his furniture was to 20 Into
rooms of rigid simplicity. In got
gcous homes OF England at that time
much more elaborate furniture was
known by his name. Chippcndai.
and his work became the cry of the
hour and shed an Influence strongly
felt today. for he was an originator
OF such individuality that even
though adapting to his needs tho
work OF the French. Gothic. Dutcn.
and even the Chinese. every piece of
his design shows the strong points of
his personality. The pinin.st Of his
chairs are different from those II
the Queen Anne designs. because he
wIdcncd them across the top. giving
them the dignity OF nm individual
with broad shoulders: the Gradual
| taper %! the back legs continued to
tn" ground. Will" thos" Of the front
ar. either straight or bowed. the
latter styi. having been taken from
| IN. French. Only u few of his pIcc-
-, showing til. French influence,
came to America In tn. early days.
Today they mr." brought here from
abroad ms raritIcs.
Pierced. iadi.r-back Chippcniai.
chairs represent an expression of this
mans work that has proved. owing
To It's pure. classic lines. as enduring
as the NOR. elaborate pieces made for
European wealth and fashion. THREE
footed tip tables. tall bookcases. bu-
r"au-iIk. desks. all cam" ns his work
To America and w.r" used by tn. PEG.
pie of the eighteenth century. but no
sid",oard was ever mad. by Chippcn-
dale. \ blow to thos" who hciicy.
that they poss~ss such = thing amonr
their hciriooms.
H"ppcl~hit" and Sheraton. tn.
other two makers whose names AFRO
ind.iibiy associated with tn. furn-
i,nr- that cav" n chas,. disni;y 10
colonial house. wcr. separated from
Chirp.nd,i- BY the Adams family.
who. going to 'omp-ii for inspIra-
ton. b"cam. In - way more asso-
ciatcd with decoration and architect
ur" than with the actual designing
OF furniture. Their influence Is at
present strongly felt In many Amer
lean homes. more NJ than In those Of
the eighteenth century. Hut H.ppia-
white and Sheraton working u, the
same time drank their Inspiration
from the Louis XVI styles. losin:
thereby many OF the curves and clab-
orations that marked the work Of
Oh lpp.ndaic.
Sheraton. whose style was peg
haps the most refined and sensitive
of any maker OF the latter half Of tho
eighteenth century. contributed hls
share to the distinctiScnr-s of Amer
lean homes. II was Sheraton who
conceived the wcli-known style OF
desks called kidney shaped. and
nothing delighted him more than {,
'c, free his fancy In somc elegant bi,
Of furniture for tn. Use Of her whom
l'alsac might pcrchanc. have stigma
| Tied as the perfect lady. Secret
drawers and panels. leaves to spring
out or to turn up unexpectedly. gave
v"ritabic pleasure to the inventive
Sheraton. About the pieces of his
| furniture that have been preserved
In american homes there is an OK
Iuisi'cncss OF craftsmanship due to
the touch Of the human hand. With
out doubt his furniture seems far re-
moved from that OF modern manu-
iacturcrS. The rooms in which
was placed were cold and formal va
appearance. With the influx of the
empire style into England II VII. to
he expected that 1t would cross th.
ocean and take a strong hold on the
makers OF American furniture.