| ean is a term used to cover all English style furniture | | | | Chairs would often have split spindles, bulbous Spanish |
| from the reign of King James I to King James II. | | | | carved feet, and rush seats. Chests, large cupboards, |
| However, throughout this span of time Jacobean | | | | and trestle tables were embellished with Flemish |
| furniture showed markedly different influences. The | | | | scrolls, ornately carved panels, and ornamental twists. |
| earliest Jacobean furniture was influenced mainly by | | | | These design elements made the massive Jacobean |
| Elizabethan (1603 -1688) styled furniture. | | | | pieces appear very formal and stately. |
| Commonwealth Style (1649-1660) marks the middle of | | | | As a rule, Jacobean furniture construction was simple. |
| the Jacobean Period, when the furniture was of | | | | It was assembled with mortise and tenon joints, held |
| simpler design and undecorated. The late Jacobean | | | | together with pegs. The majority of lines are square |
| Period is that of the Carolean period, named for King | | | | and rectangular, most with flat-fronted surfaces. The |
| Charles II. In this period the furniture was influenced by | | | | art of inlay and veneering added a wonderful ornate |
| Flemish Baroque design. | | | | look, especially in cupboards and cabinets. Many pieces |
| Early English Jacobean furniture was widely copied by | | | | were painted, which further added to the style of the |
| the colonial Americans, although the furniture was | | | | piece. |
| more primitive, due to the fact that there were fewer | | | | Upholstering materials used for Jacobean chairs and |
| skilled furniture makers living in America at the time. In | | | | settees were of very fine quality and ornate. Materials |
| true patriotic form, American colonists renamed their | | | | such as silk, tapestries, crewelwork, linen, velvet, and |
| Jacobean reproductions to that of “Early | | | | even leather were used on various types of chairs. |
| American” furniture. | | | | Jacobean period furniture can mainly be found in the |
| Jacobean furniture was very sturdy, massive in size, | | | | auction houses of England. Being built to last, many |
| notoriously uncomfortable, and made to last. The | | | | pieces have not only survived, but are still in good |
| furniture pieces that were produced consisted mainly | | | | condition. Although centuries old, Jacobean furniture is |
| of chests, cupboards, trestle tables, wainscot chairs, | | | | still well sought after, and continues to provide an |
| and gate legged circular tables. Brewster and Carver | | | | elegant option in home decor. There are many furniture |
| chairs (made with numerous spindles filling their straight | | | | makers today that have copied and reproduced fine |
| frames) were also produced, their names taken from | | | | quality Jacobean styled furniture, and made it |
| two distinguished American Colonists of the period. | | | | affordable to own. |
| Oak and pine were the most popular woods of choice. | | | | |