. The Jacob Paxson Temple collection of early American furniture and objects of art [electronic resource]. grhythm of wavy curves. The old oak furniture is replaced by otherwoods that are more lit for the gracefully carved floral decorations ofthe new style. It seems that American furniture makers started aninnovation that later became of the greatest importance for the art offurniture making in England: they first introduced mahogany,which, as Lockwood stales, is already mentioned in Xew Englandinventories as early as 170S. while it seems to have spread in Englandonlv towards 1720. The other
. The Jacob Paxson Temple collection of early American furniture and objects of art [electronic resource]. grhythm of wavy curves. The old oak furniture is replaced by otherwoods that are more lit for the gracefully carved floral decorations ofthe new style. It seems that American furniture makers started aninnovation that later became of the greatest importance for the art offurniture making in England: they first introduced mahogany,which, as Lockwood stales, is already mentioned in Xew Englandinventories as early as 170S. while it seems to have spread in Englandonlv towards 1720. The other type of wood employed is walnut, whichis also found in early Pennsylvania specimens of this period. In collection arc several armchairs and two interesting desksof this period. While France remained faithful to the traditional walnut, inthe development of the Louis XV style, and introduced the tropicalWQbds such as rose wood, tulipwood, etc. (the famous hois desisles), only for the inlay work, Englands great furniture , developed a comfortable style adequate to the Anglo- 6. I
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