Foot and Strechers Flashcards
carved foot in the form of the claw of an animal or bird holding a ball, ball resisting on the floor
Ball and Claw Foor
Variety of ball and claw topped by attached to bidy of piece by brackets
Ball and Claw Brackets
Round, turned foot, either terminating a leg or serving independently; may be spherical, ovoid with vertical axis
Ball Foot
Carved paw foot in which paw is bear’s
Bear’s Claw Foot
Side panel extends below bottom of the piece’s body; resembles bootjack because triangle is cut from center of lower edge, leaving foot in front and rear
Boot Jack Foot
Consisting of two brackets mitered and joined below corner and piece’s body
Bracket foot
Round; turned foot flattened at top and bottom similar to ball foot
Bun Foot
Hoof foot in which hoof is cloven
Cloven Foot
Carved foot in shape of a stylized fish, supposed a dolphin
Dolphin Foot
Carved foot having three occasionally four toes or prominent ribs on upper surface
Drake Foot
Drake Foot:
Trifid Foot
18th C; Flat circular ovoid bottom, little or no carved ornamentation, smoothly curved top
Dutch Foot
Carved foot, characterized by two scrolls, one at floor and one at joint; decorated with grooves
Flemish Scroll
Type of bracket foot having slender and tapering arms, vertical profile
French Bracket Foot
Carved foot in form of animal’s hoof, either cloven or solid
Hoof Foot
Carved paw foot which paw is Lion’s
Lion’s Paw Foot
Decorated bun foot, incised vertical lines spaced regularly around circumference; resembles melon
Melon Foot
Type of bracket foot with vertical profile on form of s curve convex above and concave low; cyma reversa
Ogee Bracket Foot
Carved Foot taking animal’s paw
Paw Foot
Type of ball foot turned with a vertical profile, cyma recta, concave top, convex low; forms a neck at top
Pear Foot
Carved terminating leg and taking form of an outward upward turning scroll
Scroll Foot
Block shaped foot; higher than wide and tapering slightly toward bottom; resembling balde, shovel, spade
Spade Foot/ Therm Foot
Spade Foot
Therm Foot
carved foot terminating a leg, by inward turning scroll at bottom, vertical grooves above creating ribs on top
Spanish Foot/ Paintbrush/ Portugese
Portugese/ Paintbrush Foot
Spanish Foot
Short broad downward tapering foot
Stub Foot
Carved foot decorated with THREE scroll and spiraled grooves
Tern Foot
Queen Ann Leg
Cabriole Leg
Carved Double curved tapering furniture leg
Cabriole Leg/ Queen Anne Leg
Turned leg with cup turning
Cupped Leg
Support for low pieces of chinese furniture
Support for low pieces of chinese furniture; short heavy leg curved outward slightly on top
Elephant Trunk Leg
Characterized by TWO scrolls, one at floor and one at or close to the supporting piece
Flemish Scroll Leg
Straight square leg either undecorated or carved with simple fluting
Malborough Leg
Rearward curving front leg of chair or sofa; resembling cavalryman’s curved sword
Saber Leg/ Scimitar/ Swept/ Waterloo
Scimitar/Swept/Waterloo Leg
Saber Leg
Carved leg shape like large letter S
Scroll Leg
Turned leg incorporating spiral turning
Spiral Leg
Table leg that is attached by horizontal member at its top to fixed member beneath the table from which pivots outward on a hinge to support leaf
Swing Leg
Leg incorporating trumpet turning
Trumpet Leg
Commonly X Stretcher that bows upward decoratively
Arched Stretcher
Four crossbars used to connect furniture legs around a square perimeter
Box Stretcher
Crossbar connecting the legs of usually a winsdor chair; bowlike rod curved beneath set, connects two front legs
Cow Horn Strtcher/ cronoline/spur/crescent
Crinoline/Spur/Crescent
Cow Horn Stretcher
18thC two lyre shaped segments connect the legs
Double Lyre Stretcher
Stretcher in which two crossbars. joining front and back ; connected in middle by crossbar
H Stretcher
19thC stretcher on three legged furniture; joined by horizontal member to another member
isle of Man Stretcher
Any stretcher whose members curved more than once
Serpentine Stretcher
Stretcher which two crossbars each joint one front leg piece furniture to the rear leg on opposite side
X Stretcher