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French
Styles of furniture: 1200 - 1930 |
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Moyen (Middle) Age - Roman
period: 900-1100
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| French Rulers/Political System: |
Robert le
Pieux: 996-1031 |
Louis VI Le
Gros:1108-1137 |
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Henri
1er (1st):1031-1060 |
Louis VII:
1137-1180 |
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Philippe 1er
(1st): 1060-1108 |
Philippe Auguste:
1180-1223 |
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Moyen
(Middle) Age - Gothic period: 1200-1400
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| Rulers/Political System: |
Louis
VIII: 1223-1226 |
Charles
IV Le Bel: 1322-1328 |
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Louis IX
(St. Louis): 1226-1270 |
Philippe VI : 1328-1350 |
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Philippe
III Le Hardi: 1270-1285 |
Jean Le Bon: 1350-1364 |
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Philippe IV Le Bel 1285-1314 |
Charles V: 1364-1380 |
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Louis X Le Hutin: 1314-1316 |
Charles VI: 1380-1422 |
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Philippe V Le Long: 1316-1322 |
Charles VII: 1422-1461 |
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Serviette plissée
Linen Fold
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Le coffre
Trunk
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Le caquetoire
Conversation Chair
Literally "cackling" chair.
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Renaissance:
1500-1589
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Louis
XIII: 1589-1661
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Henri
IV: 1589-1610 |
Louis XIII: 1610-1643 |
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Le lit à baldaquin
Louis XIII Bed
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Le fauteuil à haut dossier
Louis XIII High-back armchair
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L'armoire "pointe de
diamant"
Louis XIII Armoire
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Louis
XIV: 1661-1700
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Louis
XIV: 1643-1715 |
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La console d'applique
Console (wall hung)
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Armoire Boulle
Armoire in the style of Henri Boulle.
Inlaid with bronze and/or brass, it has ormolu decorations and the
wood often has a black finish.
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Commode
Dresser / Chest of Drawers
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Régence: 1700-1730
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| Rulers/Political System: |
Philippe Duc d'Orléans: 1715-1723 |
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La chaise cannée
Caned Chair
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Le lit à la
duchesse
"Dutchess" bed
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Le bureau plat
Writing Desk
Literally flat
desk
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Louis
XV: 1730-1760
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| Rulers/Political System: |
Louis XV: 1715-1774 |
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Louis XV Armoire chapeau de
gendarme
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La duchesse
brisée
A "Duchesse" is a
wide chaise longue. "Brisée" refers to the fact
that the duchesse is "broken"...divided into two
parts.
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Le lit à la
polonaise
Bed
Literally Polish-style
bed
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Transition: 1760-1780 &
Louis XVI: 1760-1789
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| Rulers/Political System: |
Louis XVI: 1774-1792 |
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Le Fauteuil
dossier médaillon
Louis XVI Armchair
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Le semainier
A lingeree chest with 7
drawers,
one for each day of the week (semaine)
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Le lit
classique pied cannelé
Louis XVI classic bed
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Directoire:
1793-1799
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| Rulers/Political System: |
Convention: 1792
- 1795 |
Directoire: 1795-1799 |
Consulat:
1799-1804 |
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La
bibliotheque colonnes carrées
Bookcase
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Le guéridon
A table with a tripod base
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Le lit
Directoire bed
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Empire: 1799-1815
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| Rulers/Political System: |
1st Empire
- Napoléon
1804-1815 |
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Le lit acajou
flammé
Empire bed
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Le psyché
A tall dressing mirror,
suspended between two pillars, joined by horizontal bars,
above and below the mirror, resting on two pairs of long
feet. Literally the psyche... it reflects your
"soul".
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Le guéridon
Retour d'Egypte
Table with a tripod base
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Restauration:
1815-1830
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| Rulers/Political System: |
Louis
XVIII: 1815-1824 |
Charles
X: 1824-1830 |
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La travailleuse loupe d'orme
Sewing table.
Literally a worktable.
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Le fauteuil à
gondole
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La table à l'anglaise
Dining table.
Literally English-style table.
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Louis Philippe: 1830-1850
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| Rulers/Political System: |
Louis-Philippe : 1830-1848 |
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Lit bateau à
doucine
Sleigh bed
Literally boat
bed
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Le guéridon
Table with a tripod base
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Le Canapé à
crosse
Settee
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Napoleon
III: 1850-1880
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| Rulers/Political System: |
Seconde République:1848-1852 |
IIe (2nd) Empire
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Napoléon III: 1852-1870 |
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La chauffeuse
A low chair, set by the
fire, often called a "shin burner" in the
US.
Literally a heater.
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La bibliothèque
marquetée
Napoleon III Bookcase
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Le lit en fonte
Cast iron bed
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Art Nouveau: 1880-1920
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| Rulers/Political System: |
IIIe (3rd) République:
1870-1940 |
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La chaise
Art Nouveau Chair
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L'armoire
Art Nouveau Armoire
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La bibliothèque
Art Nouveau Bookcase
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