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Originally employed by Mohammedan designers, who never represented animals in an arabesque; the motifs were restricted to flowers, foliage, fruits, and figures of geometric design. Lion Motif Heads and paws of the lion used as decoration. Drop Leaf Table with one or more hinged leaves which, when raised, extend its top surface. Probably derived from a piece of wainscoting with a seat-board attachment, which eventually became detached from the wall. Mission Heavy, dark, oak furnished items with simple, rectangular lines originating in Spanish missions of California. Seen in 18th-and 19th-Century English styles. Gouge Carving Simple form of decorative carving (usually repeated chisel marks)found in rustic styles as widely-dispersed as Gothic and Pennsylvania Dutch. Skirt Fabric applied along the bottom edge of upholstered furnished items to hide the legs.
2)A frame which carries a table or case piece. The style employs new materials and manufacturing techniques, and is influenced by constantly-evolving social customs and economic conditions. Another name for low relief. Chest A piece of furnished items with stationary top and drawers (in which case it Chest-On-Chest A two-piece chest of drawers, in which the smaller chest sits atop the larger one.
Roundel Any ornamental disk or motif enclosed in a circular shape, such as a rosette, medallion, patera, etc. Often appears on the edges of highboys, cabinets, and secretaries, in the same manner as a pilaster. Kettle Base/Kettle Front See Bombe. Lip Molding Small convex or quarter-round molding around drawers, originally intended as a dust stop in Queen Anne and early Chippendale styles.
Flitch Piece of wood which is sawn into veneer. Tracery Delicate latticelike forms of bars and lines, whose spaces either contain glass or are left open. Butterfly Table A small Early American drop-leaf table whose leaves are supported by swinging brackets suggestive of butterfly wings. Tudor Arch Elliptical arch, pointed in the.
Tea Cart/Tea Wagon A mobile serving piece; often with drop leaves, trays, and drawers. Rule Joint Hinged joint, such as on a drop leaf, which leaves no open space when the leaf is down. Highlighting Finishing technique in which colored finish materials are removed in a pattern which enhances the natural grain patterns. In America, the term applies to a chest of drawers with a mirror.
Running Dog See Vitruvian Scroll. Dovetail 1)Method of joining boards at right angles by interlocking wedge-shaped mortises and tenons. Originally employed by Mohammedan designers, who never represented animals in an arabesque; the motifs were restricted to flowers, foliage, fruits, and figures of geometric design.