Periods & Styles

• Jacobean Period c. 1650-1670
• Carolean Period c. 1670-1690
• William and Mary Period c. 1688-1702
• Queen Anne Period c. 1702-1714
• George I Period c. 1714-1727
• George II Period c. 1727-1760
• George III Period c. 1760-1820
• Chippendale Period c. 1754-1770
• Hepplewhite Period c. 1770-1790
• Adam Period
• Sheraton Period c. 1780-1800
• Regency Period c. 1800-1835
• William IV Period c. 1835-1840
• Nineteenth Century
• Other

Hepplewhite Period c. 1770-1790

George Hepplewhite was a cabinet-maker and designer at St. Giles, Cripplegate. His designs drew heavily on the designs of France and are elegantly Neo-classical. His widow published his designs in ‘The Cabinet Maker’s and Upholsterer’s Guide’ in 1790.