French Rococo: Louis XV
Bergere
FULLY upholstered chair, gilded, cabriole leg terminates with "shoe"
Slant top desk
for women, hinged top comes out, marquetry, parquetry & japanning
"Human comfort was paramount"
furniture/rooms were comfy, design for everyone
Vernis Martin
lacquer technique
Bureau Plat
leather top used for blotting, sabot (feet protection piece)
Boiserie
lighter in appearance
Mechanical Writing and Toilet Table
marquetry used, Oeben made, key turn opens up the desk
Bean shaped table
marquetry, tiered
Francois Boucher
painter, pasture life/romance
Floors
parquet, marble, terra cotta tiles
Commode (most fashionable piece)
placed under mirror, light & graceful, BOMBE shape (swells at side and front), vernix martin used
Fauteuil
upholstered side chair
Chaise Loungue
upholstered w/ elongated seat, gondola shaped back
Walls
wallpaper, trying to imitate velvets, damasks (flock paper0
Duchesse Brisse
Chaise with 2 parts: foot rest & chair
Characteristics
Chinoiserie, curves, caning, lighter, console table
Sevres Porcelain
Madame de Pompadours; Monogram of the Manufactory of Sevres
Oberkampf
Made Toiles de Jouy. Invented copper plate printing machine; allowed repeated designs
Jean Pillement
Painter, designs used on fans, dresses, curtains, wallpaper, upholstery, porcelain; Chinoiserie
Toiles de Jouy
Printed cotton
Writing chair
caned, 5 legs, corner chair
Table en Chiffonniere
chest of drawers, small
Louis XV
comes to throne after Duke of Orleans death, "The Well Beloved", Madame de Pompadour= mistress
Veilleuse
day bed, winged end for protection
Bureau de Roi (very important)
roll top desk, marquetry, ormolu. Made by Jean Francois Oeben & Riesner
Corner Bergere
rounded more for corner
Voyeuse
shelf on top of chair for men to lean over wife
Marquise
small loveseat
Textiles
small scale flower, ribbons, shells; printed cottons
canape
sofa, upholstered
Corner cabinets
strong aversion to rectangles
