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Shutters. Decorative feature: turning. Feet: ball and claw. Carved claw grasping a ball Associated with Chippendale. Tables: Gate-leg. A table with one or two drop leaves that are supported when in use by a hinged leg swung out from the frame. Bi-fold.
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Feet: ball and claw • Carved claw grasping a ball • Associated with • Chippendale
Tables: Gate-leg A table with one or two drop leaves that are supported when in use by a hinged leg swung out from the frame
Bi-fold • A door with vertical double panels that folds back against itself; frequently used for closet doors
Upholstered pieces: camelback A back with a hump-shaped curve on a sofa or other piece of furniture
Upholstered pieces: tuxedo sofas An upholstered sofa with slightly curved arms that are the same height as the back
Upholstered pieces: ottoman 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
Skylight • A window set into the roof and ceiling
Case goods: high Boy A tall chest of drawers on legs
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.
Bow • A curved projecting window
Chairs: side An upright wooden chair without arms
Portico • A projection from the main structure of a building over the front entrance supported by columns, and often capped by a triangular pediment
Legs: Cambriole • Curved leg in the shape of an animal’s leg • Associated with • Queen Anne
Roof Types • Mansard
Legs: Splayed • Leg with a concave shape • Associated with • Duncan Phyfe
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
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
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
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