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A subsidiary vertical framing member of a muntin , or the outermost vertical section of a panelled construction.
Fluting where part of each channel is filled with a reed of wood or brass (see counter-fluting ).
The front of a cabinet or chest that is flat and not recessed (see break-front ).
A large spoon with a vertical strainer in the middle of the bowl, used for serving soups or stews.
Originally used in the mid C16th to mid C17th, and then revived in the late C18th, this is a symmetical and repeated carved ornament of flat, interlaced bands or ribbons, resembling plaited strips.
A horizontal strut connecting and bracing chair or table legs, sometimes used decoratively, such as a cross-stretcher or arched ( Crinoline ) stretcher.
A thin decorative inlaid line of brass or contrasting wood, generally in veneer .
A small tenon which does not go completely through the timber. See through-tenon .
A long-handled spoon (12" or more).
Usually refers to a piece made in the manner of a previous period.
Refers to the forms fashionable in a particular period, usually identified by the monarch (e.g., Georgian) or designer (e.g., Chippendale).
A form of dropleaf table which has a top that is so shallow as to be almost useless as a functional table, at least until the flaps are extended, and which typically sits atop end columns joined by a central stretcher . First recorded in about 1850, almost exactly 100 years after the similar Pembroke was first made, they were named after Harriet, the Duchess of Pembroke, and reached their height of popularity in the late C19th.
See Festoon
See Bow-front
A leg such as is used on a gateleg table , in which one side is hinged or more usually pivoted, and the other swings out to support the table leaf . In effect, it's another word for a gate-leg.
A two-pronged, generally brass, clip which slides into sockets to link two table leaves .
A one-part case piece with five, six or seven layers of drawers.
A flexible, sliding shutter, which is made of strips of wood laid longways, side-by-side, and stuck to a canvas backing. Frequently found on bureaux and roll-top desks.
A lockable liquor rack, usually holding three cut-glass decanters, that allowed the liquor to be seen but not drunk. A Victorian invention designed to ensure that the master of the house controlled its alcohol.
A small bowl, with one or two handles, made of silver or pewter, and used for tasting wine, beer, or other whiskey. They were sometimes hung on a cord round the neck of the cellar master as he moved round the cellar sampling his maturing stock.
A small general purpose country table often found in a tavern.
A small table from which to serve tea. Often circular with a tilting top on tripod base but earlier ones were rectangular with four legs.
A small spoon used for stirring tea. Usually made in sets of six or more. The earliest teaspoons were made c 1700 and are rare; Georgian and Victorian ones are readily available.
A square or rectangular projection cut on the end of one piece of wood (tenon) and which fits into a hole or slot of identical size, shape (and depth) that's been cut into the other piece (mortice). See Mortice and tenon , and Stub tenon .
The name is originally derived from the name for the stones used in antiquity to make boundaries, but is now used to describe a pedestal or pilaster tapered to its base, culminating in a human figure, which is often an armless torso and head (see caryatid ).