A role for Chinoiserie?

Author

Cornforth, John

Document type

Article (journal)

Language

English

Source

Country life. 1989, Num. 49, Vol. 183, p. 144-151, 16 col. ill.

ISSN

0045-8856

Abstract (en)

Looks at Chinoiserie decoration in 18th c. Britain, especially wallpapers and bed hangings for dressing rooms and bedrooms. Argues that the lightness of these interiors contributed to a more general lightening of taste in the 1750s and 1760s, and encouraged the fashions for printed cotton and painted furniture in the late 1760s and 1770s.

Subject (en)

• General history of art -- 1400-1800 -- Decorative arts -- United Kingdom
• Interior decoration
• Great Britain
• 1700-1800
• Chinoiserie
• Wallpaper
• Bedding
• Taste (aesthetics)
• Influence
• Cotton
• Furniture

Subject (fr)

• Histoire générale de l'art -- 1400-1800 -- Arts décoratifs -- Royaume-Uni
• Décoration intérieure
• Grande-Bretagne
• 1700-1800
• Chinoiserie
• Papier peint
• Literie
• Goût (esthétique)
• Influence
• Coton
• Mobilier

Origin

DatabaseBHA (Inist-CNRS/GRI)

Identifier19920101-00416130

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