Hepplewhite Furniture
It is especially light in comparison to earlier queen anne and chippendale styles.
Hepplewhite furniture. Height to tabletop 37 38. There aren t many original hepplewhite furniture pieces existing today but the book of designs inspired many generations of furniture designers just like those designs by his contemporary thomas chippendale. 71 88 w x 21 d x 42 75 h.
Antique hepplewhite furniture is known for its graceful delicate appearance and is usually found with beautiful embellishments like small carvings and painted designs. Pieces are embellished with small carvings or painted designs along with intricate inlaid patterns and veneers often in woods of contrasting colors known as marquetry. There are no pieces of furniture made by hepplewhite or his firm known to exist but he gave his name to a distinctive style of light elegant furniture that was fashionable between about 1775 and 1800 and reproductions of his designs continued through the following centuries.
In 1788 two years after hepplewhite s death his wife alice heppelwhite published a book with over 300 of his designs. A gorgeous traditional hepplewhite style mahogany sideboard buffet by baker furniture usa circa 1920s measures. George hepplewhite english cabinetmaker and furniture designer whose name is associated with a graceful style of neoclassicism a movement he helped to formulate in the decorative arts.
21 june 1786 was a cabinetmaker. Hepplewhite furniture dates from about 1780 1810 and is a neoclassic style that falls within the federal period in the united states. Little is known of hepplewhite s life except that he was apprenticed to the english furniture maker robert.
Even today design lovers claim and we agree that hepplewhite furniture adds serious splendor to a room.