It is adorned with ovals arches applied medallions wreaths garlands urns and other victorian flourishes.
Victorian era furniture characteristics.
The reign of queen victoria 1837 1901 and her love of the ornate greatly affected design styles during this period.
Although eastlake is technically a style within the victorian era.
Furniture made during queen victoria s reign from 1837 to 1901 drew heavily from gothic rococo and louis xv furniture with dark finishes or gilding embellishments and heavy proportions.
However this furniture style is not austere.
The victorian period in furniture dates from approximately 1830 1890.
Victorian furniture is formal elaborate and opulent.
My house is a queen anne folk victorian with many eastlake details.
As the period aged more ornamentation became present on the finished furniture styles.
The designs were able to provide balance and character to the decorations of the piece.
Victorian era architecture is marked by its unapologetic devotion to ornament and flourish and its ornate maximalist interior design.
The furniture of the victorian era was characterized by large sideboards heavy pedestals and pieces in bulkier proportions.
Tables chairs sofas beds by marvin d.
One period of the victorian era that flies away with straight lines is louis xvi.
Victorian furniture history english period design.
1837 1901 it came into vogue during the late victorian era.
Victorian 1840 to 1910 the victorian period named after england s queen victoria served as a very sharp contrast to the shaker period.
In architecture the eastlake style or eastlake architecture is part of the queen anne style of victorian.
Eastlake was a trendsetting british architect author and lecturer according to american furniture.
The eastlake furniture style as envisioned by its namesake charles lock eastlake came about as a response to his aversion to the over the top rococo revival and renaissance revival styles popular during the victorian era.
Wood most of the pieces of victorian furniture were made of walnut rosewood or mahogany.
The movement is generally considered part of the late victorian period in terms of broad antique furniture designations.
Characteristics of victorian architecture.
Discover the characteristics of victorian furniture and period style the features materials and class.
The eastlake movement was a nineteenth century architectural and household design reform movement started by british architect and writer charles eastlake 1836 1906.
It was in response to the dislike of the over the top rococo revival renaissance revival styles popular during the early victorian period.