"The Eastlake Movement
was a nineteenth century architectural and household design reform
movement started
by architect and
writer Charles
Eastlake (1836–1906). His book Hints on Household Taste in
Furniture,
Upholstery, and Other Details posited that furniture and decor in
people's homes should be made by hand or
machine workers who took personal pride in their work. Manufacturers in
the United States
used the
drawings and ideas in the book to create mass-produced Eastlake Style
or Cottage furniture. The geometric
ornaments, spindles, low relief carvings and incised lines were
designed to be affordable and easy to clean;
nevertheless, many of the designs resulted in being artistically
complex. The movement is generally considered
part of the late Victorian period in terms of broad antique
furniture designations." Source




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