Hepplewhite

American  

[hep-uhl-hwahyt, -wahyt] / ˈhɛp əlˌʰwaɪt, -ˌwaɪt /

noun

1. George, died 1786, English furniture designer and cabinetmaker.

---

adjective

1. noting the style prevailing in English furniture c1780–c95, as illustrated in designs published by the firm of George Hepplewhite in 1788, reflecting Adam and Louis XVI influences.

Hepplewhite British  

/ ˈhɛpəlˌwaɪt /

adjective

1. 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

---

Etymology

Origin of Hepplewhite

First recorded in 1895–1900

Example Sentences

For its part, eBay was experimenting with eBay Great Collections, a 1999 attempt to sell more expensive merchandise — from fossilized pine cones to Hepplewhite armchairs — primarily through dealers.

From New York Times • Jul. 14, 2014

“I have listened as intently as I know how,” Woolsey replied, “but I must confess that while listening to you I’ve been thinking about the Hepplewhite chair behind you.”

From Slate • Jun. 5, 2014

She played the part of Elsie 'Mam' Hepplewhite in BBC Wales comedy High Hopes between 2002 and 2008, starring alongside Robert Blythe and Boyd Clack.

From BBC • Feb. 2, 2011

She expanded what was then a company making high-quality, hand-crafted repro Chippendale and Hepplewhite by adding an eclectic mix of Chinese lacquerware, Bauhaus modernism and continental-style "moderne" pieces of her own design.

From The Guardian • Jul. 1, 2010

“Boys, that ain’t here nor there. I’ll take an even pound sterling, in the light of circumstance. Look’ee, sirs, fine as Hepplewhite and Hay.”

From "The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume II: The Kingdom on the Waves" by M.T. Anderson