French Rococo: Louis XV

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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


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