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 furniture.
William and mary furniture rejected the blocky right angles of jacobean and carolean furniture instead favoring soft curves and elegant spirals.
William and mary style style of decorative arts so named during the reign 1689 1702 of william iii and mary ii of england.
When william came to the english throne from the house of orange he encouraged many dutch artisans to follow him.
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.
This also meant disposing of the visual and.
The william and mary style was a transitional style between mannerist and queen anne furniture.
This interpretation of baroque style was also influenced by french and oriental pieces.
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.