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Eastlake refers to Charles Locke Eastlake (1836-1906), a British architect and furniture designer, who popularized William Morris's notions of decorative arts in the Arts and Crafts style, becoming one of the principal exponents of the revived Early English or Modern Gothic style popular during the nineteenth century. In 1868 he published Hints on Household Taste in Furniture, Upholstery and other Details, which was very influential in Britain, and later in the United States, where the book was published in 1872. The style of furniture named after him, Eastlake style, flourished during the later nineteenth century. A style of architecture, with old English and Gothic elements, is also named for him.
ProvenanceFrom 1964
Reynolda House Museum of American Art, Winston-Salem, NC, acquired in 1964. [1]
Notes:
[1] In the early 1960s Charles H. Babcock (1899-1967) gave the house and its contents to the Mary Reynolds Babcock Foundation. The house was then incorporated as a museum and collection (Reynolda House, Inc.) on December 18, 1964 with the signing of the charter at its first board meeting. The museum first opened to the public in September 1965.
DepartmentHistoric House
Plant Stand
Date1885-1900
Mediumiron, wrought and cast
DimensionsOverall: 52 1/4 × 25 1/2 × 23 1/2 in. (132.7 × 64.8 × 59.7 cm)
Credit LineReynolda Estate
CopyrightPublic Domain
Object number1922.2.241ab
DescriptionThe tall wrought iron plant stand has a flat top with a tall lip shaped as a series of lambrequins. The straight standard is attached to the top with c-shaped strap brackets having large curls at the top. A rose vine with blossoms entwines around the standard and is finished near the bottom with a cup of three long leaves arranged vertically. The whole is supported on an elaborate tripod base with animal-like legs having curled feet that are joined by a ring-shaped stretcher set with Eastlake-style cast rosettes. C-scrolls fill the space behind the “knees” of the legs.Eastlake refers to Charles Locke Eastlake (1836-1906), a British architect and furniture designer, who popularized William Morris's notions of decorative arts in the Arts and Crafts style, becoming one of the principal exponents of the revived Early English or Modern Gothic style popular during the nineteenth century. In 1868 he published Hints on Household Taste in Furniture, Upholstery and other Details, which was very influential in Britain, and later in the United States, where the book was published in 1872. The style of furniture named after him, Eastlake style, flourished during the later nineteenth century. A style of architecture, with old English and Gothic elements, is also named for him.
ProvenanceFrom 1964
Reynolda House Museum of American Art, Winston-Salem, NC, acquired in 1964. [1]
Notes:
[1] In the early 1960s Charles H. Babcock (1899-1967) gave the house and its contents to the Mary Reynolds Babcock Foundation. The house was then incorporated as a museum and collection (Reynolda House, Inc.) on December 18, 1964 with the signing of the charter at its first board meeting. The museum first opened to the public in September 1965.
Status
On viewcirca 1918
1917-1918
1916-1917
1920s