Hepplewhite

Hep·ple·white  (hpl-hwt, -wt)

adj.

Of, relating to, or being an English style of furniture of the late 18th century, characterized by its light, graceful lines, the use of concave curves, and the shield or heart backs of its chairs.

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[After George Hepplewhite.]

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Hepplewhite, George Died 1786.

British cabinetmaker whose elegant designs, now greatly admired, were considered unfashionable in his day.

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Hepplewhite [ˈhɛp^əlˌwaɪt]

adj

(Fine Arts & Visual Arts / Antiques) of, denoting, or made in a style of ornamental and carved 18th-century English furniture, of which oval or shield-shaped open chairbacks are characteristic

[named after George Hepplewhite (1727-86), English cabinetmaker]