When william came to the english throne from the house of orange he encouraged many dutch artisans to follow him.
William and mary furniture.
The william and mary style was a transitional style between mannerist and queen anne furniture.
According to the metropolitan museum of art s web site this style never achieved widespread popularity in the american colonies outside of major port cities.
William and mary style furniture was inspired by the reign of william iii and mary ii who ruled england ireland and scotland from 1689 to 1702.
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William was from holland which explains the decidedly dutch influence of william and mary furniture.
William and mary style pieces filled a demand for furniture providing both comfort and luxury at the end of the 17th century.
This also meant disposing of the visual and.
It was largely supplanted in both nations by queen anne style furniture.
William and mary furniture rejected the blocky right angles of jacobean and carolean furniture instead favoring soft curves and elegant spirals.