ROCOCO (week 6)

• Rococo


  Decorative style characterized by ornate, asymmetrical designs and elaborate ornamentation
• Chippendale


  English and American furniture style of the mid to late 18th century, named for the English cabinetmaker Thomas Chippendale, incorporating Chinese motifs and Rococo elements
• Characteristics of Neo-Palladian style

  • Symmetrical
  • Classical
  • Uncomplicated
  • Geometric
  • Has a quiet grandeur
• Thomas Chippendale


  Carpenter, master furniture maker in England in the mid-1700s
• Chippendale furniture


  • Classic Chippendale armchair
  • Chippendale ribbandback armchair
  • Chippendale ball and claw foot (with cabriole leg)
  • Chinese Chippendale chair (with faux bamboo detail)
  • Chippendale tallboy
  • Chippendale camelback sofa
• Chippendale vs Queen Anne

  Chippendale incorporated Chinese motifs and Rococo elements, while Queen Anne style was more restrained and symmetrical
• Chippendale's "The Gentleman Cabinet Director" was arguably the first real furniture catalogue
• Examples of Chippendale furniture in modern interiors

  • Camelback sofa
  • Chinoiserie chair
  • Tallboy
  • Chauncy dining chairs by Ethan Allen
  • Chippendale chairs in Greg Natale dining room
• PARTS OF A ROCOCO INTERIOR: HOTEL DE VARENGEVILLE

  A) FIRESCREEN

  B) FAUTEUIL

  C) DADO

  D) LOWER CEILING

  E) BUREAU PLAT

  F) DECORATIVE FRIEZE

  G) BOISERIE

  
• FAUTEUIL - upholstered chair with curved backrest and arms
• FIREScreen - decorative screen placed around fireplace to protect walls from heat and soot
• LOWER CEILING - lower ceiling used as an architectural feature to create visual interest
• DECORATIVE FRIEZE - decorative band running along upper edge of wall panels
• Arabesques: Floral like forms in patterns. Islamic cultures are known for it. The term is used in Western with floral spirals and decorative shapes
• Bombé: refers to the bulging rounded surfaces on the front and sides.
• Boiseriecarved wood paneling that typically went from floor to ceiling.
• Cabriole: one of usually four vertical supports of a piece of furniture shaped in two curves; the upper arc is convex, while lower is concave; the upper curve always bows outward, while the lower curve bows inward.
• Chinoiserie : the decorative style characterized by motifs and figures borrowed from primarily Chinese sources. It was found in plasterwork, cabinets, porcelain and fabrics.
• Commode : (1) A low cabinet or chest of drawers, often elaborately decorated, first appearing in France around 1700 (2) Later usage in the late 18th century- a chair holding a chamber pot.
• Japanning: describes the imitation of Japanese or Chinese lacquerwork, originally used on furniture. Typically in black or red but ocassionaly found in green. The word originated in the 17th century.
• Gilded: gold leaf or gold paint applied in a thin layer to a surface.
• Torchiere: very tall stand that would hold a candelabra
• Ormolu: is an 18th-century English term for applying finely ground, high-carat gold in a mercury amalgam to an object of bronze.
• Marquetry: is the art of applying pieces of veneer on furniture to form decorative floral designs. It differs from parquetry by using designs that are more fluid, not simple geometric forms.
• Pelmets: fabric valances on windows used after 1720s
• Chippendale: The English and American furniture style of the mid to late 18th century named for the English cabinetmaker. It incorporated Chinese motifs and mixed them with Rococo elements.
• Folly: ornamental structures usually in a garden or park, often a fake ruin or other historical structure
• Hôtels: (town houses) built in Paris for the aristocracy are the chief Rococo building type. Most are built at rear of large plots of land in the city to create gracious cours d’honneur (courtyard).
• Canapé: (sofa or settee)
• Fauteuil: is a style of open-arm chair with a primarily exposed wooden frame originating in in the early 17th century.
• Bergère: is an enclosed upholstered French armchair with an upholstered back, sides and armrests. It differs from the fauteuil because the sides are upholstered.
• Duchesse brisée: a daybed having a rounded, partially enclosed head and usually a similar foot, sometimes made in two or three pieces, able to be used separately
• CLASSIC CHIPPENDALE ARMCHAIR

  
• CHINESE CHIPPENDALE CHAIR (WITH FAUX BAMBOO DETAIL) ORIENTALIA)

  
• CHIPPENDALE TALLBOY)

  
• CHIPPENDALE CAMELBACK SOFA

  
• QUEEN ANNE CHAIR

  
• CHIPPENDALE CHAIR

  
• CHIPPENDALE BALL AND CLAW FOOT (WITH CABRIOLE LEG)

  
• CHIPPENDALE RIBBANDBACK CHAIR