联邦时期 1780—1830

随着1776年《独立宣言》的问世，"殖民地"这个词不再适用。1780年至1830年的设计通常被描述为属于"联邦时期"。联邦时期的倾向转向逐渐严肃的古典主义形式中，这种古典主义基于文艺复兴的专家，例如帕拉第奥，塞利奥，以及古典建筑的著作。(《世界室内设计史》)

Federal Period (1780—1830

"With the signing of the Declaration of Independence in 1776, the term "Colonial" ceases to be appropriate. Design produced from about 1780 until 1830 is usually described as belonging to the Federal period. In stylistic terms, the tendency of the Federal period was to move toward an increasingly strict version of classicism based on sophisticated awareness of the published works of Renaissance authorities, such as Palladio and Serlio, and on knowledge of actual classical building." (A History of Interior Design)

联邦时期的主流风格是新古典式的，虽然美国通过独立战争获得了政治上独立，但是在室内装饰上，美国和欧洲依旧是一脉相承的，因此这个风格运动也是和欧洲同期的。考古的发现，测绘图的著作，例如詹姆斯·斯图亚特和尼古拉斯·雷夫特合作的《雅典古迹》，在欧洲掀起复古热潮的同时，给予建筑和室内设计师诸多范本。

The main stream of this period is neoclassic style. Although the United States gained political independence through the War of Independence, , the United States and Europe still remained consistent in interior decoration. The Neoclassical Movement was synchronous as Europe. Books of detailed measured drawings made at archeological sites, such as the multivolume Antiquities of Athens by James Stuart and Nicholas Revet, pushed the movement toward Neoclassicism---and Greek rather than Roman precedents---that was also developing in Europe at this time.

联邦时期早期的家具主要受到英国赫普尔怀特式和谢拉顿式家具的影响，造型上偏向纤细精巧的直线形式，装饰有贝壳、树叶、花卉等自然主题。晚期则多借鉴于法国帝政风格，体量大而显得沉重，常饰有爪形、狮子、X椅形等元素。

Furniture of the early federal period is dominated by the styles of Hepplehite and Sheraton, and its design tended toward the delicate and straight-lined forms. With decorative details using motifs like shell, leaf, flower, etc. The later Federal Period favored heavier, more massive forms with carved ornament elements like claws, lion`s paw feet, curule (X-form) chair backs, etc.

联邦风格设计节点

1.从英国新古典主义风格借鉴而来的造型，轻盈，优雅，有节制的使用装饰。

2.流行的母题有涡卷纹、古尊纹、花串垂环纹、贝壳纹、扇纹，还有代表性的美国鹰徽。

3.法国帝政风格的影响常出现在青铜镀金零件和装潢线上。

The feature of Federal Style

1. Models borrowed from England neoclassicism style, lightsome, elegant, moderate use of adornment.

2. Popular motifs including grains of turbination, ancient statue, flower series, shell, fan, as well as representative American eagle emblem.

3. Fold-plated bronze parts and packaging line usually influenced by French Empire style.