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indoor–outdoor connection, Mid-Century Modern design shaped the way
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The morning of December 17, 1903 dawned bright with a
strong chill in the air. The wind hit 25 miles per hour
over the dunes at Kill Devil Hills, dangerous conditions
for flying a prototype aircraft. The Wright Brothers of
Dayton, Ohio, dressed in coats and ties to add a touch
of private ceremony for an event that would alter the
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Dream of Flight."
DECORATIVE PERIODS AND STYLES
Decorative periods
are named for eras on the reigns of monarchs.
Decorative styles
are named for furniture and interior designers.
DECORATIVE PERIODS
Tudor Period
1485 - 1603
Elizabethan Period
1558 - 1603
Louis XIV Period
1643 - 1715
Jacobean Period
1603 - 1685
Stuart Period
1603 - 1714
Cromwellian Period
1649 - 1660
Carolean Period
1660 - 1685
William & Mary Period
1689 - 1702
Queen Anne Period
1702 - 1714
Georgian Period
1714 - 1820
Louis XV Period
1723 - 1774
Regency Period
1800 - 1830
Empire Period
1804 - 1815
Victorian Period
1830 - 1901
Edwardian Period
1901 - 1910
DECORATIVE STYLES
Inigo Jones 1572 - 1652
André-Charles Boulle 1642 - 1732
Grinling Gibbons
1648 - 1726
William Kent 1684 - 1748
Thomas Chippendale 1715 - 1762
A. Hepplewhite
1727 - 1788
Adam Period
1762 - 1794
Angelica Kaufmann
1741 - 1807
Thomas Sheraton
1781 - 1806
Louis XVI
1774 - 1793
T. Shearer
Circa 1780
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