Design Encounters The traditional technique for weaving a caned panel requires a series of holes around the perimeter of the panel. This concept was used…
Material Exchange The material used to weave caned panels in furniture is commonly known as ‘cane’ and is from the Rattan Palm Tree which grows…
This case study examines a group of ‘Chinese’ staircases built within the fabric of three different house interiors in north-east Wales in the 1750s and…
Bibliography Ayres, J. Domestic Interiors: The British Tradition 1500 – 1850 (New Haven, Connecticut; London: Yale University Press, 2003) Barnwell, R. and Suggett, R. Y…
Conclusion: The East India Company and ‘Chinese’ Staircases Each of the unique staircases examined in this case study appears in a wealthy household in north-west…
The ‘China Craze’ From the start of this case study the staircases under consideration have been identified as having a ‘Chinese’ or ‘Chinese Chippendale’ design….
A Local Style If we accept the observations and conclusions of the Royal Commission’s field investigators then all three of these staircases were installed in…
Three Examples This section of the case study focuses on three ‘Chinese’ staircases in north-west Wales: Tan-yr-Allt in Bangor, Caernarvonshire; Bishopsgate House in Beaumaris, Anglesey;…
Partly After the Chinese Manner: ‘Chinese’ Staircases in North-West Wales By Rachael Barnwell Please note that this case study was first published on blogs.ucl.ac.uk/eicah…
Manly objects? Gendering Armorial Porcelain Wares By Kate Smith Please note that this case study was first published on blogs.ucl.ac.uk/eicah in June 2014. It was…
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