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Margaret (Peg) Woffi...
Peg Woffington was a popular actress. In the picture she is wearing lace from Flanders in a Rococo design. The oil on canvas painting may have been by Frenchman Jean-Baptiste van Loo, who came to London in 1737. The painting is contained in a Rococo frame of a slightly later date.
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Table -Neoclassicism...
This small table is in the neoclassic style popular from 1760-1790. It was the leading style at this time. Designers looked at the style of ancient art and literature for inspiration.
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Chippendale Chair 17...
This was the most copied of all Chippendale designs. Many versions were made by furniture makers in varying quality. The pattern was produced for more than 30 years. The chair is in carved mahogany.
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Wedgwood Crocus Pot
Wedgwood was an astute business man with a thorough understanding of the chemistry of the ceramics trade. This pot uses classical motifs and was produced around 1790.
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Bookcase 1806
This bookcase was made for Carlton House London, the home of the Prince Regent, by the firm of William Marsh and Thomas Tatham. It is in a classical design using burr yew veneer, mahogany and pine, inlaid with ebony. It has a marble top, bronze busts and gilt bronze mounts. The silk panels are repla...
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Work and Games Table...
Regency design was characterised by small movable pieces of furniture. The pattern for this table was published in 1823. It has leafy acanthus scrolls and formalised flower motifs. These were standard Classical motifs. The table was Rosewood, with mounts and stringing lines of brass.
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Bureau Bookcase 1808...
This bookcase illustrates the mixing of styles that was common in Regency objects. The overall form is classical but it has Gothic style bars on the cabinet windows and the corners of the cabinets carry mounts of Egyptian type figures.
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Couch 1805
This couch was commissioned by a wealthy Welshman from Gillow and Co, a prominent furniture manufacturer. It is of Beechwood, carved and guilded, with replacement upholstery.
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Wardrobe 1820-1830
In the early 19th century the massive Norman or Romanesque style was less popular than the Gothic, possibly because it was less easy to adapt to living conditions of the time. This wardrobe takes the form of a Norman doorway and was made for the Norman styles Gosford Castle in County Armagh. It is o...
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Lord and Lady Clapha...
These dolls were named Lord and Lady Clapham, by their owners the Cockerill family. The outfits of the dolls are miniatures of high fashion the male doll waring the newly fashionable three piece. They are made of wood.
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Model of State Coach...
The design of the state coach was meant to reflect Britain trading power under King George III. The designer, William Chambers, used elements of the latest neoclassical design ornament, including laurel garlands and figures of Titan's. The coach was first used in 1762 and is still used for state occ...
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Chest of Drawers 176...
This chest of drawers known as a commode was made by Pierre Langlois a cabinet maker of French descent who worked in London between 1756 and 1767 was is Parisian in technique and design. This example shows coloured floral marquetry, gilt-bronze mounts and curved surfaces. It is made of Rosewood with...
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Armchair 1775
The chair is from the studio of Richard Cosway. It appears in several portraits painted by Richard Cosway. It epitomises the Rococo style in English furniture. The outlines are entirely composed of curves and the legs have carved paw feet. It is made of Lime and Pine, carved and gilded, modern silk ...
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Hunting Scene by Geo...
George Morland (1763-1804) was an English painter of animals and rustic scenes.
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