Federal furniture

Sitting room furnished with federal furniture, Winterthur Museum, New Castle County, Delaware, USA

Federal furniture refers to American furniture produced in the Federal Period, which lasted from approximately 1789 to 1823.[1] Notable furniture makers who worked in the federal style included Duncan Phyfe and Charles-Honoré Lannuier. It was influenced by the Georgian and Adam styles, and was superseded by the American Empire style.

Pieces in this style are characterized by their sharply geometric forms, legs that are usually straight rather than curved, contrasting veneers, and geometric inlay patterns on otherwise flat surfaces.[2] Pictorial motifs, when extant, usually reference the new federal government with symbols such as the eagle.

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References

  1. ↑ "United States, 1600–1800 A.D.". In Heilbrunn Timeline of Art History. New York: The Metropolitan Museum of Art, 2000–. http://www.metmuseum.org/toah/ht/09/na/ht09na.htm (October 2004) Retrieved 22 February 2009
  2. ↑ American Federal Furniture and Decorative Arts from the Watson Collection, by Philip D. Zimmerman et al. On Google Books
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