History of Bead-board

i KNOW OF SEVERAL OLD MANSIONS IN THE tIDEWATER AND IN sAVANNAH that all had bead board points. The most common that I recall were chair rail and wainscotting which all ahd bead along side the raised panels. I think that these were English trim variants and (if you recall trims in W/M and S Chippendale and highboys cabinets) they often had beaded edges or drawer fronts.

I own a pre Civil War house in Blythewood, SC. The porch ceiling is beadboard, made from narrower strips of pine with a quarter round edge on each side. When joined together, they give the appearance of beadboard.
Was this earlier beadboard leading to conventional beadboard? I don't know.
Woody Wilson

Frank, As both an architectural restorationist and now CEO of an 1845 house museum I am very interested in knowing if you have had any definitive help as our own structure uses a lot of 1x6 tongue in groove beading.l We question whether it is original or added in an 1875 remodeling update.where we know some 1x4 beading was used in cabinet doors. The house has floor ceiling windows with Greek Key facings which are slightly tapered to give the illusion of added height...even an interior well in the basement dining room . Do let us hear from you Our email is [email protected] Davis Griffith-Cox

listening.

I'm not an architectural historian, just interested.