A group of old mirrors that indicate the extent to which refined furniture design was carried during the Georgian Period in England—the 
time of the great cabinet-makers 
What the Period Styles Really Are 
IV. THE GEORGIAN PERIOD IN ENGLISH FURNITURE MAKING, DIVIDED INTO THE FOUR 
PARTS BEARING THE NAMES OF CHIPPENDALE, ADAM, HEPPLEWHITE AND SHERATON 
by Lucy Abbot Throop 
[Modern usage of furniture and fittings for the interiors of American homes would seem to indicate that we have hut tzvo available and distinct 
styles — “Colonial” and Craftsman or so-called “Mission.” For a long time the historic period styles were so ignorantly and tastelessly employed as to 
bring about a revulsion of feeling and their almost complete abandonment. There are signs that the pendulum is swinging back again now, and that a 
really sincere appreciation of the best that has been done in the past will reveal new possibilities for beauty in the homes of to-day. Miss Throop’ s 
series of articles will aim to give an understanding of the period styles and how they may be intelligently used.— Editor.] 
T liE classification of furniture in England is on a different 
basis from that of France, as the rulers of England were 
not such patrons of art as were the French kings. Flemish, 
Dutch and French influences all helped to form the taste of the 
people. The Jacobean period lasted from the time of James I to 
the time of William and Mary. William brought with him from 
Holland the strong Dutch feeling that had a tremendous influ¬ 
ence on the history of English furniture, and during Anne's short 
reign we see the same Dutch feeling slowly changing into what 
is called the Georgian period. This Georgian period covers the 
reigns of the four Georges and is divided into several parts, bet¬ 
ter known as the times of Chippendale, Adam, Hepplewhite and 
Sheraton. French influence is marked throughout and is divided 
into parts. The period of Chippendale was contemporaneous with 
that of Louis XV, and the second part included the other three 
men and corresponded with the time of Louis XVI. It was not 
A chair from early in the 18th 
Century of the Dutch type 
One of the Chippendale pat¬ 
terns, dating from about 1750 
The characteristic shield-back 
chair of Hepplewhite 
Thomas Sheraton’s rectangular 
type of chair-back 
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