Which Elizabethan to Jacobean furniture change is described as cup and cover motifs being replaced with turned pieces?

• A. Cup and cover motifs remained dominant
• B. Ornate inlays replaced by simple turned legs
• C. Cup and cover motifs were replaced with turned pieces
• D. Upholstery goes from leather to fabric

Answer: (C)

The main idea is how English furniture decoration shifted from the elaborate cup-and-cover motifs of Elizabethan pieces to turned forms in Jacobean work. Cup-and-cover motifs are the cup- and lid-shaped finials and decorative elements that crown legs or rails in earlier designs. In the Jacobean period, craftsmen increasingly used the lathe to produce turned pieces—baluster legs, ring-turned sections, and other cylindrical or swirled forms—creating a heavier, more architectural look. This move away from ornate cup-and-cover shapes toward turning emphasizes the craft technique and the resulting clean, solid profiles, rather than complex surface ornament. So the description of substituting cup-and-cover motifs with turned pieces best captures this shift in taste and technique. The other ideas describe different trends (such as ongoing ornament, a switch to inlays, or upholstery material) and don’t reflect the specific change in decorative vocabulary.