Four major styles influenced cabinet makers in French Canada between 1700 and 1840.

Try to identify the characteristics of each style!
Louis XIII

Recognizable by its square shape and turned legs - simple decorative motifs: lozenges, diamond point

Furniture that is imposing, symmetrical and rectangular - motifs: square panels, rosettes, sometimes decorated with curves

Principal characteristic: S-shaped curves - motifs: asymmetrical and irregular ornamentation such as volutes, arabesques and curves

Furniture of an elongated rectangle shape with short legs - motifs: claw-and-ball shape feet



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    Date Created: March 1997 | Last Updated: September 1, 2009