Arts and Crafts Blanket Chests
Emerging in reaction to industrialization and mass production, the Arts and Crafts movement celebrated handcrafted design as a part of daily life. The history of Arts and Crafts furniture has roots in 1860s England with an emphasis on natural motifs and simple flourishes like mosaics and carvings. This work is characterized by plain construction that showcases the hand of the artisan.
The earliest American Arts and Crafts furniture dates back to the start of the 20th century. Designers working in this style in the United States initially looked to ideas put forth by The Craftsman, a magazine published by Wisconsin native Gustav Stickley, a furniture maker and founder of the Craftsman style. Stickley’s furniture was practical and largely free of ornament. His Craftsman style drew on French Art Nouveau as well as the work he encountered on his travels in England. There, the leading designers of the Arts and Crafts movement included William Morris, who revived historical techniques such as embroidery and printed fabrics in his furnishings, and Charles Voysey, whose minimal approach was in contrast to the ornamentation favored in the Victorian era.
American Arts and Crafts work would come to involve a range of influences unified by an elevation of traditional craftsmanship. The furniture was often built from sturdy woods like oak and mahogany while featuring details such as inlaid metal, tooled leather and ceramic tiles. The style in the United States was led by Stickley, whose clean-lined chairs and benches showcased the grain of the wood, and furniture maker Charles Rohlfs, who was informed by international influences like East Asian and French Art Nouveau design.
Hubs in America included several utopian communities such as Rose Valley in Pennsylvania and the Byrdcliffe Arts and Crafts Colony in New York, where craftspeople made furniture that prioritized function over any decoration. Their work would influence designers and architects including Frank Lloyd Wright, who built some of the most elegant and iconic structures in the United States and likewise embraced a thoughtful use of materials in his furniture.
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Early 1900s English Antique Arts and Crafts Blanket Chests
Oak
Early 1900s Antique Arts and Crafts Blanket Chests
Oak
Early 20th Century American Arts and Crafts Blanket Chests
Oak
20th Century American Arts and Crafts Blanket Chests
Cherry
1880s Antique Arts and Crafts Blanket Chests
Pine
Early 20th Century Arts and Crafts Blanket Chests
Copper
1890s North American Antique Arts and Crafts Blanket Chests
Oak
Late 19th Century Antique Arts and Crafts Blanket Chests
Oak
1890s English Antique Arts and Crafts Blanket Chests
Oak
Early 1900s Indian Antique Arts and Crafts Blanket Chests
Iron
Early 1900s English Antique Arts and Crafts Blanket Chests
Oak
Early 20th Century English Arts and Crafts Blanket Chests
Oak
Late 18th Century European Antique Arts and Crafts Blanket Chests
Iron
19th Century Antique Arts and Crafts Blanket Chests
Silver Plate
Late 18th Century Antique Arts and Crafts Blanket Chests
Brass, Iron
1640s British Antique Arts and Crafts Blanket Chests
Oak
Early 20th Century European Arts and Crafts Blanket Chests
Wrought Iron
Late 19th Century German Antique Arts and Crafts Blanket Chests
Oak, Pine
Early 19th Century European Antique Arts and Crafts Blanket Chests
Oak
Mid-19th Century North American Antique Arts and Crafts Blanket Chests
Metal
Mid-19th Century Hungarian Antique Arts and Crafts Blanket Chests
Pine
Late 19th Century Hungarian Antique Arts and Crafts Blanket Chests
Pine
Early 20th Century French Arts and Crafts Blanket Chests
Oak
Early 20th Century Arts and Crafts Blanket Chests
Wood
1980s English Vintage Arts and Crafts Blanket Chests
Elm
1880s Antique Arts and Crafts Blanket Chests
Pine
Early 20th Century American Arts and Crafts Blanket Chests
Leather, Oak
Late 19th Century Antique Arts and Crafts Blanket Chests
Oak
Early 1900s English Antique Arts and Crafts Blanket Chests
Oak
Late 20th Century Mexican Arts and Crafts Blanket Chests
Pine
1930s British Vintage Arts and Crafts Blanket Chests
Oak
Late 19th Century Antique Arts and Crafts Blanket Chests
Oak
1910s English Vintage Arts and Crafts Blanket Chests
Oak
20th Century American Arts and Crafts Blanket Chests
Hardwood
Early 20th Century English Arts and Crafts Blanket Chests
Oak
Late 19th Century American Antique Arts and Crafts Blanket Chests
Wood