The Story of English Furniture
The Story of English Furniture

The Story of English Furniture

1978 1 Seasons 10 Episodes ⭐ 8.0 Documentary

Hugh Scully and Arthur Negus look back over six centuries of furniture-making.

Hugh Scully and Arthur Negus look back over six centuries of furniture-making.

Seasons & Episodes

EP 1

Medieval and Elizabethan

Hugh Scully and Arthur Negus go back in time to the medieval and Elizabethan period to explore the emergence of a distin

EP 2

Jacobean and Restoration

Hugh Scully and Arthur Negus take a closer look at furniture made in the Jacobean and Restoration period. Designs of the

EP 3

William and Mary

When William and Mary ascended the throne, an influx of Dutch and German craftsmen meant the baroque style was in vogue.

EP 4

Queen Anne and Early Georgian

In the days of Queen Anne and the early Georgian period, over-ornamentation was out, while walnut and mahogany were the

EP 5

Thomas Chippendale

The most famous name in English furniture, the 'high priest of mahogany', who saw the potential of the middle-class mark

EP 6

Robert Adam

This edition focuses on the work and classical styles of 18th-century Scottish architect and furniture-maker Robert Adam

EP 7

Elegance and Utility

Hugh Scully and Arthur Negus look at the work of Gillows, Hepplewhite and Sheraton and see how new and exotic woods, bro

EP 8

Regency

Hugh Scully and Arthur Negus explore the splendour of the Regency period, as reflected in the flamboyant Royal Pavilion

EP 9

Victorian

The Great Exhibition, William Morris, art nouveau and a stylistic free-for-all. Hugh Scully and Arthur Negus explore the

EP 10

Twentieth Century

The last programme in the series examines the contribution of the 20th century and ranges from Edwardian furniture throu

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