The practical book of period furniture, treating of furniture of the English, American colonial and post-colonial and principal French periods . HEPPLEWHITK CARVED MAHOGANY BEDSTEAD, FLUTED POSTS AND UNDERCUT FLORAL WREATHINGBy Courtesy of Mrs. Samuel D. Riddle, Glen Riddle, XXVIII GEORGE HEPPLEWHITE 223 Wales feathers, ears of wheat, and the lyre motif, thelast-named of which Sheraton appropriated. STRUCTURE In structure Hepplewhite furniture was superior tothe designs originated by the Brothers Adam. Thiswas noticeable in the chairs more than in any otherinstance. As previously note
The practical book of period furniture, treating of furniture of the English, American colonial and post-colonial and principal French periods . HEPPLEWHITK CARVED MAHOGANY BEDSTEAD, FLUTED POSTS AND UNDERCUT FLORAL WREATHINGBy Courtesy of Mrs. Samuel D. Riddle, Glen Riddle, XXVIII GEORGE HEPPLEWHITE 223 Wales feathers, ears of wheat, and the lyre motif, thelast-named of which Sheraton appropriated. STRUCTURE In structure Hepplewhite furniture was superior tothe designs originated by the Brothers Adam. Thiswas noticeable in the chairs more than in any otherinstance. As previously noted, Hepplewhites chairs inmost cases had no supporting junction of splat and seatrail, but some Adam backs arose merely from the seatrail without support of uprights. Carcase work wasmainly rectilinear, with the exception of the shapedfronts of console cabinets, chests of drawers, and side-boards. MOUNTS The brass mounts used during the Hepplewhite pe-riod were of delicate and beautiful design. Back platesof handles were oval, oblong, octagonal and round. Key-. A B C Fig. 4. Hepplewhite Mounts. plates were small and usually consisted of a diamond-shaped piece of ivory set flush with the , a flush band of brass was used around thekeyhole. Brass knobs, chased or engraved, were alsoused, as well as bail handles. The central portion ofback plates for handles frequently consisted of a medal-lion on which classic scenes were embossed. 224 PRACTICAL BOOK OF PERIOD FURNITURE FINISH Hepplewhite mahogany furniture was given thesame finish as other contemporary pieces. Full partic-ulars will be found in preceding chapters and in theSheraton chapter. The painted furniture and satinwood pieces weresometimes treated with other preparations. CHAPTER IX LOUIS SEIZE1774-1793 BEFOEE the youthful Louis XVI and his stillmore youthful spouse ascended the throneof France, the mobiliary style that we knowas Louis Seize had already ripened into a typesufficiently characteristic to be
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