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Low upholstered footstool, 18th-Century French. Similar to a pie safe. Crescent Stretcher See Crinoline Stretcher. Usually painted or gilded.
Game Table One of the earliest "specialized" tables, this was developed for games, such as dice, cards, chess, backgammon, etc. Often had one end higher than the other, to be used as a pillow. Cyma Recta See Ogee. Greek Key Classical Greek banding pattern of intersecting short lines at right angles, forming a series of squared hook shapes.
Covers the reigns of George I, II, and III up to the time of the Regency and includes the works of Chippendale, Sheraton, the Adam brothers, and Hepplewhite. Molding 1)A decorative recessed or relieved surface. Collar A band-or ring-shaped decorative molding around a leg. Lotus Classic ornament in the shape of a conventionalized water lily.
Commode 1)Low, small chest generally used against a wall and fitted with drawers and doors. Many nubuck leathers feature a moisture (stain and spill)-repellent finish. Secretary A closed desk, usually with drawers below and a bookcase above. Characterized by a back frame bent into a hoop, and splayed legs pegged directly into the seat instead of being framed with aprons.
Column A supporting pillar; especially:one consisting of a usually round shaft, a capital (if Greek or Roman)or an ornamented bracket (if Oriental), and a base. Usually composed of two sections, with the upper chest being carried on a tablelike structure or lowboy. Breakfront A bookcase or china cabinet with a section projecting forward beyond two end sections. The sleigh bed has a high, scrolled headboard and footboard reminiscent of sleigh fronts.
Milling See Tumbling. Its sculptural texture and subtly variegated color helps disguise soil and traffic wear. Countersink Conical boring in wood which receives a screw head so that the surface of the screw is lower than the wood surface. Cyma From the Greek for "wave.
Kas Dutch cabinet or sideboard; appears in the Dutch-American colonies of New York and the Delaware valley. French Polish Process of giving furnished items a high-gloss, somewhat brittle, finish by applying successive layers of shellac. See also Livery Cupboard. The Shaker productions are among the best of the rural American types.
Fret/Fretwork 1)Interlaced decorative trim on furnished items, either pierced or cut in low relief (usually in geometric patterns)2)Tracery on glazed doors and windows. 
