Washstand
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| Nom de l'objet : | Washstand |
| Type de l'objet : | Washstand |
| Catégorie de l'objet : | Building Furnishings |
| Sous-catégorie de l'objet : | Furniture |
| Matériaux : | Wood / Walnut / Maple |
| Numéro d'accession : | W00.1.322 |
| Date de début de production : | 1870 |
| Description : | Washstand, marble top & backboard, violet colour with a maple & walnut base, ornately carved wood trim along marble backboard & along framed edges of bank of three drawers, the top drawer running the width of the washstand & bottom two drawers, to center only, from left side; cupboard is fit into right side; brass handles on each drawer; wood & brass knob on cupboard, left side, center; wooden casters support frame; brass rack attached to left side, upper edge. |
| Commentaires : | In the style of Eastlake Furniture. In the last half of the 19th Century, a reform movement spread through the United States. It changed the way many people thought about style and health in the home. People had filled their homes with large pieces of carved furniture, thick upholstery, and heavy draperies that collected dust and germs and kept out healthful air and light. The new simpler style began with an idea by a man who was an architect and arts writer, not a furniture maker. Charles Eastlake, an Englishman, wrote the book Hints on Household Taste in Furniture, Upholstery, and Other Details. He thought the objects in people's homes should be attractive and well made by workers who took pride in their handwork or machine work. As the book became popular in the United States, furniture manufacturers took ideas and designs from the book and made what was named Eastlake Style furniture. Charles Locke Eastlake was the English architect and writer who popularized William Morris' notions of decorative arts in the Arts & Crafts style remaining dedicated to interior design based on forms that relate to handcraftsmanship. Eastlake's Hints on Household Taste in Furniture, Upholstery and other Details of 1868 showed Eastlake as an advocate toward Ruskin's Seven Lamps of Architecture and Morris' simple, straight lines and designs which were inspired by country work, executed in oak and other fruitwoods. He suggested a home style that was cohesive whereby only a single influence dominated the furnishings of a home. In 1872, Eastlake published his book in the United States, where it served to seed the land for the American Arts & Crafts Movement. The use of rugged woods like oak and the elimination of applied decorations were characteristic of Eastlake furniture. Eastlake inspired the manufacturers of machine-made furniture to explore the decorative possibilities of their machines; imitating his handiwork with such things as glued on moldings and machine-reproduced architectural detail. Eastlake disliked these imitations and publicly disavowed any association with their manufacture. Eastlake furniture was referred to as using joinery and would suggest oils rather than stains to disguise inexpensive woods. Source: http://www.drloriv.com/lectures/eastlake.asp |
| Hauteur : | 98 |
| Longueur : | 40.5 |
| Largeur : | 92 |
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| Ville de l'établissement : | Summerside |
| Province de l'établissement : | Prince Edward Island |
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