Colonial furniture. Part 1.

In the seventeenth and eighteenth century in New England, and further south along the east coast, the predominant colonizers spoke English. The Hudson Valley became Dutch, and Swedes and Germans settled in parts of Pennsylvania. Local production was mainly utilitarian, and immediately appeared: stools, benches, tables and chests of drawers . Furniture construction was simply medieval, and based on several instruments. The resulting forms were massive, square, and mostly without ornament, for a random rotation to highlight the feet, steps, stretchers, and back. Small thread called "Kerbschnitt", formed by geometric stripes, leaves on some flat areas. Later in the seventeenth century, Kerbschnitt become more complex. In all the colonies, straight-backed chair and rush were commonplace, and new decorative elements have been widely recognized. Refinement and final type came from the mother, and are available in a very limited extent for those who can afford it. Carver chair, which was awarded the title of the first governor of Plymouth, is an example.

While the US colonial furniture was clearly functional, often serve more than one purpose, simple in design, and heavy by the look. It was simple to use forms of the Renaissance in Europe for a long time outdated. It was a baroque decorative elements that emphasize the thread. As in Europe, the Baroque style came in several variations.

With the increase of wealth of the colonies to the south, was a huge demand for quality furniture. A variety of soft and indigenous hardwoods such as pine, birch, maple, oak, hickory, and then walnuts are easily accessible to colonial furniture craftsmen. Each boat came new forms of furniture, including the backs of cane, and leather backrest of the chair, as well as lounge chairs, better known as the chairs. Among the new pieces of useful furniture were tall clock, highboy with drawers and storage boxes. Furniture is often named after the region of its production, such as chest Hartford, Connecticut or Massachusetts Hadley chest, or has been given abroad basis of style definition as recovery or William and Mary later scientists. The design features included in the thin trays, gaskets;Dovetail in construction;veneer walnut;fruitwoods, such as peach, apple and cherry;and chasedbrass - mounting for iron and wooden handles Today buy furniture . in the colonial style, it is possible without any difficulty on the Internet