Cape Renaissance Classicism

Cape Renaissance Classicism 1652-1720

• Medieval methods of construction
• Medieval base frame (square or boxlike base frame)
• Sides are perpendicular
• Flat pediments on cupboards and cabinets
• Formless leg
• Square stretcher or double box-stretcher
• Types of wood used during this period include Ebony, Red Eucalyptus and from about 1700 indigenous woods like Stinkwood, Yellowwood and Red Alder.