•1620-1690 includes Jacobean, Tudor, & Restoration
–Limited joint work, often wrought iron braces.
–Built by necessity for function, limited
ornamentation.
–Limited skilled craftsmen & tooling available.
–Often crude, irregular – symmetry of parts skewed.
–Simplified English styles of English influence.
–Materials oak, pine, ash, walnut, all common Eastern Woods.
–Often painted black to faux ebony
–Shellac & Oil Finishes.
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