Chinese Room, Claydon House (1771) *

Artist/Designer: Luke Lightfoot

Project Location: England

Figure 1: Chinese Room. Source: Ann, Catching Up. 2012, Digital Image. ( Source | Accessed : January 2, 2014 | Photographer: Unknown )

Figure 2: Chinese Room. Source: Lilla Rose, Claydon House Chinoiserie. 2013, Digital Image. ( Source | Accessed : January 2, 2014 | Photographer: Lilla Rose )

Figure 3: Chinese Room. Source: Claydon House, Bucks. 2011, Digital Image. ( Source | Accessed : January 2, 2014 | Photographer: Unknown )

Figure 4: Chinese Room. Source: Normann, Chinese Room in Claydon House. 2010, Digital Image. ( Source | Accessed : January 2, 2014 | Photographer: Normann )

Figure 5: Chinese Room. Source: Carolyne Roehm, Total Inspiration...Claydon House. 2013, Digital Image. ( Source | Accessed : January 2, 2014 | Photographer: Carolyne Roehm Logo )

Figure 6: Chinese Room. Source: Carolyne Roehm, Total Inspiration...Claydon House. 2013, Digital Image. ( Source | Accessed : January 2, 2014 | Photographer: Carolyne Roehm Logo )

Figure 7: Chinese Room. Source: Thomas Moore, 18th Century Chinoiserie: The Chinese Room at Claydon House-Splendid Splendid-In Fact Divine. 2013, Digital Image. ( Source | Accessed : January 2, 2014 | Photographer: Thomas Moore )

Style/Period(s):
Rococo, Vernacular

Primary Material(s):
Plaster, Wood, Brick, Color

Function(s):
Residential Structure

Related Website(s):

Claydon House - Main Page | Accessed : January 8, 2019

Claydon House - National Trust | Accessed : January 8, 2019

Claydon House - General Information | Accessed : January 8, 2019

Luke Lightwood - Architect General Information | Accessed : January 8, 2019

Significant Date(s):
18th Century, 1757, 1771

Additional Information:
Publications/Texts in Print:

Christie, Christopher. The British Country House in the Eighteenth Century. Manchester: Manchester University Press, 1999.

Jacobson, Dawn. Chinoiserie. London: Phaidon, 1993.

Mowl, Timothy and Brian Earnshaw. An Insular Rococo: Architecture, Politics and Society in Ireland and England, 1710-1770. London: Reaktion, 1999.

Building Address: Claydon HouseMiddle Claydon, Buckingham MK18 2EY, UK

Significant Dates: Construction Date (1757-1771)

Supporting Staff/ Designers: NA.

Tags: Country House, Vernacular, Rococo Interiors, Ornamental Interiors, Bedrooms

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