The practical book of period furniture, treating of furniture of the English, American colonial and post-colonial and principal French periods . G H Fia. 2. Characteristic Hepplewhite Chair-back Shapes. In the splatted shield backs the central splat usuallyfollows the outline of a vase or lyre (Fig. 2, A, G andI). There are, of course, other variations in the treat- 214 PRACTICAL BOOK OF PERIOD FURNITURE ment of shield backs (Fig. 2, U) but they may easilybe recognised by their general resemblance to the typesjust noted. The oval-backed chairs (Fig. 1, 2, and Fig. 2, F) mayhave been inspired b
The practical book of period furniture, treating of furniture of the English, American colonial and post-colonial and principal French periods . G H Fia. 2. Characteristic Hepplewhite Chair-back Shapes. In the splatted shield backs the central splat usuallyfollows the outline of a vase or lyre (Fig. 2, A, G andI). There are, of course, other variations in the treat- 214 PRACTICAL BOOK OF PERIOD FURNITURE ment of shield backs (Fig. 2, U) but they may easilybe recognised by their general resemblance to the typesjust noted. The oval-backed chairs (Fig. 1, 2, and Fig. 2, F) mayhave been inspired by Adam designs, but they weredeveloped in a thoroughly characteristic and individ-ual manner. The three feathers of the Prince of Wales(Fig. 2, F) were frequently worked into these backs asa decorative motif, sometimes altogether replacing thesplat, and at other times we have a modification of theinterlacing heart patterns, used as tracery and some-times a modified lyre form of splat. In the interlacing heart backs (Key XI, 3, and , B), the inner sides of the hearts, springing from acircular segment at the base of the back, take the
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