Colonial Art & Architecture AP US History
Dec 20, 2014
Colonial Art & Architecture
AP US History
John Brewster
Primitive
Winthrop ChandlerCaptain Samuel Chandler, c. 1780
Primitive
The Denison Limner (Probably Joseph Steward)Elizabeth Denison, c. 1790
Primitive
Peaceable KingdomEdward Hicks (1780-1849)
“The wolf shall also dwell with the lamb, and the leopard shall lie down with the kid; and the calf and the young lion and the fatling together; and a little child shall lead them.”
(Isa. 11:6)
Primitive
West, Benjamin. The Death of General Wolfe 1770
Copley, John SingletonPaul Reverec. 1768-70
Copley, John Singleton Watson and the Shark 1778
Copley, John Singleton Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Mifflin
1773
Copley, John Singleton
Architecture 17th Century Plan
- one room deep with prominent central chimney- a second story overhang on front and/or side with lean-to added to rear of building
Doorway - entrance on long side of building- little concern for symmetry
Windows - small - few in number - asymmetrically placed. - framed simply - usually casement - diagonal shaped leaded panes
Roofline - steep pitch - many gables - massive central chimney
Materials - timber frame construction - unpainted wood - narrow clapboards.
Decoration - minimal
The Capt. John Turner House 1668“The House of the Seven Gables”
Furniture17th Century
Plan -classical symmetry of floor plan and facade composition- central hall flanked by 1 or 2 rooms was common-central chimney replaced by end/side chimneys
Doorway - main doorway often had a row of rectangular windows ( called "lights" ) in the door itself or above- columns capped by a cornice or triangular pediment frequently framed the door. -door had 6 or 8 panels with smaller panels in middle.
Windows - double-hung sash- symmetrical placement- pedimented dormers
Roofline - usually gambrel- sometimes gabled.
Materials - wood or brick.
Decoration - molded cornice- quoined corners
Georgian Colonial 18th Century
The Crowninshield Bentley House c.1727-30
P. Harrison: Redwood Library, Newport, RI, 1748-50
Furniture18th Century
Plan - usually a central hall plan, five-bay facade arrangement with central front door- symmetry of Georgian style retained
Doorway - often semi-elliptical or semi-circular fanlight with flanking sidelights- frequently decorated by columns- semi-circular or rectangular porticos were common -Usually a six-panel door
Windows - Narrow proportions with simple casing and slender mullions - often stone lintels over windows in brick examples
Roofline - gable or shallow hip roof often hidden by balustrade - tall, slender chimneys appeared at ends of building
Materials - wood or brick - sometimes flatboards on the front facade with brick on the sides and rear
Decoration - simplicity and lightness of detail - more refined than the heavier Georgian style
Federal Early 19th Century
The Peirce-Nichols House 1782, 1801
The Gardner-Pingree House 1805
FurnitureEarly 19th Century