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Antique GlossaryRectangular holes or slots cut into wood that will receive another, similarly-shaped and sized member (called a tenon ) to make a right-angle joint. A spoon whose bowl is decoratively pierced. Used to skim off tea leafs. The handle is thin and tapers to a point, which was used to unclog the spout of a teapot. Slices of shell often used for decorative inlay. A decorative detail, often repeated to form a pattern. Glasswares manufactured in large quantities by forcing glass into a mould. In furniture, a shaped strip of wood, of uniform cross-section, and which is sometimes carved, used either as decoration, or to conceal a joint. In pottery, it was once a term applied to any item that had been cast in a mould, but now applies to any carved projection, in wood or stone, or even one cast in plaster. A chest with lifting top and drawers below. A hybrid between a chest and chest of drawers, hence the name "mule." An English term. A main vertical framing member of a stile , specifically the central upright connecting the top and bottom rails of a frame. A clock of novel form in which the movement is ingeniously disguised. A decorative style used in architecture, furniture and decoration/ornamentation derived from the interest in the Classical world which spread through Europe in the second half of the C18th, spurred on by the Grand Tours popular at the time. It was made popular in Britain by Robert Adam (1728-1792) and others, who used the classical motifs in completely new ways. See Gadrooning: Often found on the (bracket) feet of Georgian furniture, this is a double-curved Gothic moulding of architectural origins, consisting of a convex arc above a concave arc, creating a wave-like profile. A small four-legged table with a drawer. A late eighteenth- and nineteenth-century form. See Fret: Strictly speaking, this applies only to ornaments cast in brass or bronze, with fire (mercury) gilt surfaces. However, it's often applied to any yellow metal. Early uses were restricted to furniture, especially in handles and decorative mounts. By the late C18th though, many objects such as ink stands, decorative cases for clocks, candlesticks were made in ormolu. A carved foot (later and more elegant than the Inscrolled foot) which usually appears on an otherwise straight leg, and which curls under and outwards a lot like a hockey-stick. (See Braganza and Inscrolled foot ). It's also known as the French foot. A circular or square projection beyond the line of the sides of a table top etc. See also Architrave . This moulding has a convex surface (as opposed to a cavetto ) formed from a quarter of a circle or ellipse. It's found especially at the corners of panels etc. and is sometimes found at the corners of drawers where it forms a bridge onto the carcase . (See cavetto). Veneers cut across the grain of small branches of trees such as walnut, sycamore, olive and laburnum, and laid decoratively. Popular circa 1700. A rounded foot resting on a wooden disc, rather like the padded foot of an animal, and very similar to a club foot , but less elegant, and usually larger. A durable and malleable material made from paper or cardboard and glue-size, popular in the C18th and C19th for architectural mouldings, boxes and smaller items of furniture. Also known as Carton Pierre. when a surface has been partially gilded to highlight features. Geometric veneered surface decoration of various coloured woods. See Marquetry . Self-explanatory really, it looks like an animal's paw, and often has claws. There is a variant called a hairy-paw foot, which is similar, but with the addition of, well, hairs! See Beading . |
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