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" Ornaments such as carvings, turnings, lozenges, etc. Pigmenting Coloring and coating wood or to improve the color, cover imperfections and make the surface more resistant to wear-and-tear. Found especially on Duncan Phyfe furnished items. Oriental Lacquer See Lacquer Oriental Rug Luxurious richly-colored and highly-patterned hand-woven or hand-knotted rugs, originally native to the Middle or Far East.

Haircloth Fabric woven of horsehair or a mixture of horsehair and linen. Legrain Pierre Legrain (1889-1929). Common in Pilgrim furnished items and in simpler Chippendale work. Mackintosh Charles Rennie Mackintosh (1868-1928).

Lowboy Low chest or table with drawers. )shaped like a diamond. Reflects many European influences, but is chiefly English in design. Settee A long seat with side arms and back, sometimes upholstered.

Evolute A repeating outward-curving wave pattern used to decorate friezes and bands. Usually quite large in diameter, and found on early styles of chests and chests-of-drawers. Mediterranean Trade name applied to furnished items inspired by that of countries touching on the Mediterranean Sea, particularly Spanish. Pier Glass A tall narrow mirror, hung in a narrow space (such as between two windows), usually over a console-type table.

A form of notched dentil. Modillion An ornamental block or bracket (or series of brackets)projecting at regular intervals beneath a cornice. Also used as spindles in Jacobean chairs. Easy Chair See lounge chair.

Various styles are characterized by high or low relief carving. for concealing small valuables or papers. " A distinctive S-shaped curve incorporated into Queen Anne furnished items. Riband Ornament resembling a ribbon.

Taper Narrowing toward a point. Sunburst Describes a grain pattern in which rays radiate from a central point. Sometimes built into deep bay windows. See also Festoon, Swag.

Used for displaying plates, etc. Batten Strips of wood used as a brace across one or more boards. Sometimes called a branching scroll when intertwined with stems and leaves. When cut and polished, it is often used for inlays.

See also Gooseneck. Fiddle Back Chair with violin-shaped splat back. The ideal of this movement was embodied by the personal craftsmanship of the Middle Ages, and the furnished items created by Arts and Crafts devotees is very simple in design.


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