The Practical book of Period Furniture Treating of Furniture of the English Am
The Practical book of Period Furniture Treating of Furniture of the English Am
Harold Donaldson Eberlein
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170) . Evolutes, or the wave pattern, can sometimes be found on Chippendale pieces. The motif, however, be- longs to an early period, and is not to be reckoned as characteristic. Egg and Dakt motifs for mouldings were of occa- sional occurrence and were also retained from the architectural motifs of the Queen Anne-Early Georgian style. Claw and Ball, feet were habitually used on much of the furniture of this date. Acanthus of a peculiarly graceful type was freely employed in both the English an...d French types of the Chippendale period. French Shells were frequently used in the French type of furniture which followed Rococo motifs from general inspiration. Chinese Pagoda motifs were the most characteristic details of the Chinese type of decoration (Fig. 4; Key VII, 1; Plate XVII, p. 166). CHIPPENDALE 181 Gothic Pointed Arches and Quatrefodls were the essential elements on which the Gothic type of decoration was based. STRUCTURE Chippendale's furniture is structurally honest. It is not only apparently strong but is actually so.
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