Thomas Chippendale, 18th century English cabinet-maker. 'Chippendale' is also applied to a light, elegant, drawing-room style. Our Chippendale-style lanterns are like those in Thomas Chippendale's 'The Cabinet-maker's Director' of 1762 (facsimile of the third edition: 1996, New York, Dover Publications Inc.).

From 'rocaille', the French word for rock- and shell-work in grottoes. Its diminutive form 'rococo' was later used to describe the playful, naturalistic motifs of fruit, flowers, foliage, shells, and asymmetrical scrolling ornament popular from the early 18th century.

A term used to describe the style of art, architecture and design which developed in early 17th century Rome and spread over Europe. Can be applied to any ornate or heavily-ornamented decoration on a grand, theatrical scale, often using acanthus leaves, masks, scrollwork, putti and flowers.

This word is often used of decoration in our descriptions and means leafy.