History

Rococo also referred to as “Late Baroque” is a style which developed as Baroque artists gave up their symmetry in the years of 1720 to 1775. Rococo rooms were designed as total works of art with elegant and ornate furniture, small sculptures, ornamental mirrors, and tapestry complementing architecture, reliefs, and wall paintings. The patterns became increasingly more ornate, florid, and playful.

Interesting Facts

At the end of this period the English Cartwight invented the mechanical loom (1786) and the French Joseph M. Jacquard (1752-1834) invented a technique that is named after him, the Jacquard technique. It is used for manufacturing fabrics with designs.

Other important inventions of this period were the spinning machine (1764) and another machine for joining fabrics (1755).