ENGLISH REGENCY, BRITISH GREEK REVIVAL

DESIGN CHARACTERISTICS
1. GREEK REVIVAL
  1. Antiquity from late 18th century
  2. Bold, simple massing, flat, unbroken walls
  3. Minimal, refined, and flat ornament
  4. Greek orders: Doric
  5. Greek/Roman temple forms
2. MOTIFS
  1. pediments, columns
  2. arabesques, grotesques, urns
  3. fretwork, foliage, pagodas
  4. pointed arches, rose windows
ARCHITECTURE
1. Brighton, England; Royal Pavilion. Exotic onion/bulb shaped rooftops
2. Hyde Park Center London, England
3. Branch Bank of England
4. Athenaeum London, England
5. Ickworth Suffolk, England. Has rotunda
6. Yellow, gray, cream, and white brick replace red
DESIGNERS/ARCHITECTS
1. Crace and Son
2. Gillow and Company
3. Thomas Hope
4. John Nash
5. George Smith
6. Sir John Soane
INTERIORS
1. Fan vaulting, moldings, orders
2. fire gates, stoves
3. BREAKFAST ROOM No. 13:
  1. canopy dome, skylight
    1. vistas accented
      1. lightweight furnishings
4. fringe
LIGHTING
1. argand lamp
  1. torchere
    1. chandeliers
2. more light filled rooms
FURNISHINGS
1. x-form stools, nesting tables, work tables
  1. chiffoniers, dwarf bookcases
2. egyptian influenced chairs
  1. wings, animals, saber legs
3. bamboo chairs
4. scrolled-end sofa
5. pedestal tables w/ caryatids
6. commode, chinoiserie

Resource summary

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