The Story of English Furniture

Season 1 • Episode 4: Queen Anne and Early Georgian • Watch with subtitles

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Queen Anne and Early Georgian

Episode 4: Queen Anne and Early Georgian

November 22, 1978 • 24 min

In the days of Queen Anne and the early Georgian period, over-ornamentation was out, while walnut and mahogany were the woods of choice. Hugh Scully talks about William Kent, the first architect to design furniture.

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