Shutters
Decorative feature: turning
Feet: ball and claw
• Carved claw grasping a ball• Associated with –Chippendale
• A table with one or two drop leaves that are supported when in use by a hinged leg swung out from the frame
Tables: Gate-leg
Bi-fold
• A door with vertical double panels that folds back against itself; frequently used for closet doors
Feet: Bracket
Upholstered pieces: camelback
• A back with a hump-shaped curve on a sofa or other piece of furniture
Chair backs: splat
Upholstered pieces: tuxedo sofas
• An upholstered sofa with slightly curved arms that are the same height as the back
Decorative feature: pediment
• A low upholstered seat, or footstool, without a back or arms that typically serves also as a box, with the seat hinged to form a lid
Upholstered pieces: ottoman
Skylight
• A window set into the roof and ceiling
Tables: pedestal
• A tall chest of drawers on legs
Case goods: high Boy
Case goods: wardrobe/armoire
Case goods: secretary
• A writing desk fitted with drawers, one of which can be pulled out and the front lowered to provide a flat writing surface.
Upholstered pieces: camelback
Bow
• A curved projecting window
Chairs: side
• An upright wooden chair without arms
Chairs: splatback
Portico
• A projection from the main structure of a building over the front entrance supported by columns, and often capped by a triangular pediment
Decorative Features: Finial
Legs: Cambriole
• Curved leg in the shape of an animal’s leg• Associated with – Queen Anne
Decorative feature: reeding
Decorative feature: fluting
Feet: Bun
Roof Types
• Mansard
Chairs: arm
Legs: Splayed
• Leg with a concave shape
• Associated with – Duncan Phyfe
Tables: Gate-leg
Upholstered pieces: Lawson
Legs: Turned
Chairs: side
French
• Double casement-type door that opens in or out with glass panes throughout its length
Decorative feature: turning
• An ornamental element of furniture produced by rotating a wood dowel on a lathe, and shaping the dowel with cutting tools
Upholstered pieces: tuxedo sofas
Duncan Phyfe
• Style with lyre back, splayed legs, laurel leaves
Legs: Tapered
• Straight leg gradually decreasing in width
• Associated with– Sheraton– Hepplewhite
Feet: Bun
• Rounded foot, flatter than a ball foot
• Associated with– Early American– Queen Anne
Feet: Bracket
• Angular curved foot, usually used with case pieces
• Associated with – Early American– Chippendale– Hepplewhite
Case goods: secretary
Chair Backs: lyre
• Lyre-shaped central splat
• Associated with Duncan Phyfe
Double-hung
• Sash window where both sections are operable
Chair backs: ladder
• Chair back with equally spaced horizontal flat slats, either straight or curved
• Associated with– Shaker
Legs: Tapered
Ionic
Column Capitals -
Modern/Contemporary
• May use one or more materials in construction – glass, wood, metal and plastics, textiles
Chair backs: splat
• The vertical central element of a chair back. It may be carved, vase, or fiddle shaped
• Vase shaped associated with Queen Anne and Chippendale
Chairs: ladderback
Palladian
• A n arched window flanked on each side by lower sidelights
Chair backs: shield
• Shield shaped chair back
• Associated with Hepplewhite
Corinthian
Column Capitals -
Decorative Features: Finial
• Decorative turning affixed to the tops of case furniture, and chair and bed posts
• Associated with– Early American– Queen Anne– Chippendale– Shaker
Case goods: high Boy
Victorian
• A very ornate style, tufting, elaborate carvings on wood parts
Legs: Splayed
Decorative feature: pediment
• Ornamentation typically found on top of case goods
• Could be broken, scroll
• Associated with Chippendale
Decorative feature: fluting
• Carved or molded vertical channels
• Associated with – Hepplewhite– Sheraton– Duncan Phyfe
Sidelight
• A vertical, narrow row of windows used on one or both sides of a door
Upholstered pieces: ottoman
Chairs: Windsor
• A wood chair whose back and sides consist of multiple thin, turned spindles that are attached to a solid, sculpted seat
Chairs: wing
• A high-backed armchair with side pieces projecting from the back, originally in order to protect the sitter from drafts
Feet: ball and claw
Bay
• A window built to project outward from an outside wall in a square or rectangular configuration
Pediment
• An architectural decoration above a portico
Chairs: arm
• A comfortable chair, typically upholstered, with side supports for a person’s arms