Style Guide: Jacobean

The reign of James I of England (VI of Scotland) is known as the Jacobean period. Printed sources of designs and motifs from Europe were plentiful and imports from as far away as Asia fired the imagination of designers. Luxury goods were rich in design and extravagant in material, while court architecture reflected a move towards a new, more restrained Classical style.

  • Draw table



    Unknown maker
    about 1600
    Oak, carved and inlaid with sycamore, holly and bog-oak
    Museum no. 384-1898

  • Column



    Unknown maker
    1600-1620
    Oak, carved, with gesso and traces of pigmentation
    Museum no. W.25-1959

  • Cabinet



    Unknown maker
    About 1620
    Painted pine, inlaid with mother-of-pearl; the drawers lined with marbled paper
    Museum no. W.37:1 to 15-1927

  • Bowl



    Unknown maker
    Early 17th century
    Gujarat, India (bowl)
    London, England (mounts)
    Mother-of-pearl, with silver gilt mounts
    Museum no. M.17-1968

  • Carpet



    Unknown maker
    1603
    Hand-knotted woollen pile on hemp warp and weft
    Museum no. 710-1904

  • The Mermaid Ewer



    Ewer
    Unknown maker
    1610-1611
    Silver, embossed and engraved
    Museum no. M.10&A-1974

  • The Richard Godfrey Cup



    Cup and cover
    Unknown maker
    1627-1628
    Silver, cast, chased and engraved
    Museum no. M.80:1, 2-1921

  • Dudley, the 3rd Baron North



    Oil painting
    Unknown painter
    About 1615
    Oil on canvas
    Museum no P.4-1948

  • Jacket



    Unknown maker
    1610-1615 (made)
    1620 (altered)
    Linen, embroidered with coloured silks, silver and silver-gilt thread
    Museum no. T.228-1994

  • Purse



    Unknown maker
    1600-1630
    Mother-of-pearl, lined with brown silk, edged with plaited silk and silver-gilt thread, with a drawstring of the same
    Museum no. T.197-1966

  • The 'Old Palace' at Bromley-by-Bow



    Room
    Hans Vredeman de Vries (overmantel carved elements, designer)
    1606
    Oak panelling, with carved pilasters, freize and overmantel; limestone fireplace; moulded plaster ceiling; the floor a modern replica
    Museum no. 248-1894

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