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Colonial Art & Architecture
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Colonial Art & Architecture
AP US History
John Brewster
Primitive
Winthrop Chandler Captain Samuel Chandler, c. 1780
Primitive
The Denison Limner (Probably Joseph Steward) Elizabeth Denison, c. 1790
Primitive
Peaceable Kingdom Edward Hicks (1780-1849)
“The wolf shall also dwell with the lamb, and the leopard shall lie down with the kid; and the calf and the young lion and the fatling together; and a little child shall lead them.”
(Isa. 11:6)
Primitive
West, Benjamin. The Death of General Wolfe 1770
Copley, John Singleton Paul Revere c. 1768-70
Copley, John Singleton Watson and the Shark 1778
Copley, John Singleton Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Mifflin
1773
Copley, John Singleton
Architecture 17th Century Plan
- one room deep with prominent central chimney - a second story overhang on front and/or side with lean-to added to rear of building
Doorway - entrance on long side of building - little concern for symmetry
Windows - small - few in number - asymmetrically placed. - framed simply - usually casement - diagonal shaped leaded panes
Roofline - steep pitch - many gables - massive central chimney
Materials - timber frame construction - unpainted wood - narrow clapboards.
Decoration - minimal
The Capt. John Turner House 1668 “The House of the Seven Gables”
Furniture 17th Century
Plan - classical symmetry of floor plan and facade composition - central hall flanked by 1 or 2 rooms was common - central chimney replaced by end/side chimneys
Doorway - main doorway often had a row of rectangular windows ( called "lights" ) in the door itself or above - columns capped by a cornice or triangular pediment frequently framed the door. - door had 6 or 8 panels with smaller panels in middle.
Windows - double-hung sash - symmetrical placement - pedimented dormers
Roofline - usually gambrel - sometimes gabled.
Materials - wood or brick.
Decoration - molded cornice - quoined corners
Georgian Colonial 18th Century
The Crowninshield Bentley House c.1727-30
P. Harrison: Redwood Library, Newport, RI, 1748-50
Neoclassical Architecture
Furniture 18th Century
Federal Style - Early 19th Century
The Peirce-Nichols House 1782, 1801
The Gardner-Pingree House 1805
Furniture - Early 19th C.
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