May, 1920 
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14 N E L I N G 
IlDOLPH W. SEXTON 
I 
Homes In Good Taste 
The Jacobean followed the Eliza¬ 
bethan. It covers the years 1603 to 
1688. It consists of rows of small 
panels surmounted by cap moldings. 
The feature of the detail is the bevel 
molding at the bottom of the panel 
and the molding of the side and top 
of panel stopping against the bevel 
section. In low studded rooms the 
panels were carried to the ceiling, 
but sometimes, as shown, a cove 
surface connected the ceiling and 
wall frieze into one, giving a low 
ceiling effect. In the frieze and cap 
moldings there was often some crude 
carving. While oak was still ex¬ 
tensively used, pine, deal, Scotch fir 
and even cedar were beginning to 
appear 
The William and Mary style is generally classed as 
the third in the development of English paneling. 
It is a simple arrangement of one large panel above 
a low wainscot. The feature of the detail is the 
fact that the molding forming the panel is so shaped 
that the line of the panel is considerably in front 
of the line of the stile. The main emphasis of this 
period is placed on large panels, moldings of bold, 
vigorous profile, and rich carving. The architectural 
influence of the walls on furniture design begin to 
be pronounced in the William and Mary contours. 
This relation between architecture and furniture is 
the real basis for successful decoration. Designs even 
so simple as William and Mary are better for being 
placed against walls of their own period 
English paneling is generally divided 
into six period expressions — Eliza¬ 
bethan, Jacobean, William and Mary, 
Queen Anne, Georgian and Adam. 
The outlines and general features of 
each are pictured here, taking the 
problem of a doorway and its panels 
in each period. To the right is a 
study in Queen Anne, the fourth 
mode. A small panel is placed above 
the large wall panel, about the same 
size as the small one in the wainscot. 
The detail of the molding is soft and 
round, with a raised panel in the 
center of each molding. The carv¬ 
ings were rich, as in William and 
Mary times, the doorway and man¬ 
telpieces receiving the especial en¬ 
richment of carved and molded 
ornamentation 
