Style Guide: Restoration

In 1649 Charles I was executed. During the period 1649 to 1660, England was a Republic governed by Oliver Cromwell, the Lord Protector. The restoration of Charles I's son, Charles II, to the throne in 1660 ushered in a period of great opulence in English art, architecture and design. Charles II and his followers had spent the years of exile in France and The Netherlands and on their return brought with them a taste for the latest European styles. Foreign-trained artists and craftspeople working in England also used flamboyant forms and rich materials.

  • Table and Candlestands



    Table
    Unknown Maker
    About 1640-1680
    Lignum vitae with ivory decoration
    Museum no. W.8-1976

    Candlestands
    Unknown Maker
    About 1640-1680
    Lignum vitae with ivory decoration
    Museum no. W.8H-1976

  • Mirror



    Unknown maker
    1665-1672
    Pine, carved and silvered, retaining traces of red glaze, later paint and gilding
    Museum no. W.37-1949

  • Baluster



    Unknown maker
    1670-1680
    Carved oak, with traces of gesso
    Museum no. 664K-1906

  • Panel



    Martinus van den Heuvel
    About 1670
    Embossed and gilded leather
    Museum no. W.67-1911

  • Table



    Unknown maker
    About 1674
    Marquetry of walnut, sycamore, ebony and other woods on a carcase of oak and pine; legs in solid elm, possibly once ebonised
    Museum no. W.53:1, 2-1948

  • Bodendick Candlestick



    Jacob Bodendick
    About 1665
    Silver gilt, embossed and chased
    Museum no. M.261&B-1984

  • The Juxon Chair



    Chair
    John Casbert (maker)
    Ralph Silverson (fringer maker)
    1661
    Beech frame, upholstered with purple velvet, green/blue satin and gilt nails, with fringe of gold wire, silver-gilt wire and gold-coloured cotton
    Museum no. W.12:1, 2-1928

    Footstool
    John Casbert (maker)
    Ralph Silverson (fringer maker)
    1661
    Beech frame, upholstered with purple velvet, green-blue satin and gilt nails; fringe of gold wire, silver-gilt wire and gold-coloured cotton; cushion of linen twill ticking, stuffed with feathers
    Museum no. W.13-1928

    This chair of state was made in 1661 with a stool by John Casbert (active 1660-1676), the royal upholsterer. It was to be used by William Juxon, Archbishop of Canterbury (1582-1663), during the coronation of Charles II.

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