Foot and Strechers Flashcards

1
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carved foot in the form of the claw of an animal or bird holding a ball, ball resisting on the floor

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Ball and Claw Foor

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2
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Variety of ball and claw topped by attached to bidy of piece by brackets

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Ball and Claw Brackets

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3
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Round, turned foot, either terminating a leg or serving independently; may be spherical, ovoid with vertical axis

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Ball Foot

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4
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Carved paw foot in which paw is bear’s

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Bear’s Claw Foot

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5
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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

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Boot Jack Foot

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6
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Consisting of two brackets mitered and joined below corner and piece’s body

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Bracket foot

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7
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Round; turned foot flattened at top and bottom similar to ball foot

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Bun Foot

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8
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Hoof foot in which hoof is cloven

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Cloven Foot

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9
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Carved foot in shape of a stylized fish, supposed a dolphin

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Dolphin Foot

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10
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Carved foot having three occasionally four toes or prominent ribs on upper surface

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Drake Foot

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11
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Drake Foot:

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Trifid Foot

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12
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18th C; Flat circular ovoid bottom, little or no carved ornamentation, smoothly curved top

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Dutch Foot

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13
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Carved foot, characterized by two scrolls, one at floor and one at joint; decorated with grooves

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Flemish Scroll

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14
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Type of bracket foot having slender and tapering arms, vertical profile

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French Bracket Foot

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15
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Carved foot in form of animal’s hoof, either cloven or solid

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Hoof Foot

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16
Q

Carved paw foot which paw is Lion’s

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Lion’s Paw Foot

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17
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Decorated bun foot, incised vertical lines spaced regularly around circumference; resembles melon

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Melon Foot

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18
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Type of bracket foot with vertical profile on form of s curve convex above and concave low; cyma reversa

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Ogee Bracket Foot

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19
Q

Carved Foot taking animal’s paw

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Paw Foot

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20
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Type of ball foot turned with a vertical profile, cyma recta, concave top, convex low; forms a neck at top

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Pear Foot

21
Q

Carved terminating leg and taking form of an outward upward turning scroll

A

Scroll Foot

22
Q

Block shaped foot; higher than wide and tapering slightly toward bottom; resembling balde, shovel, spade

A

Spade Foot/ Therm Foot

23
Q

Spade Foot

A

Therm Foot

24
Q

carved foot terminating a leg, by inward turning scroll at bottom, vertical grooves above creating ribs on top

A

Spanish Foot/ Paintbrush/ Portugese

25
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Portugese/ Paintbrush Foot

A

Spanish Foot

26
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Short broad downward tapering foot

A

Stub Foot

27
Q

Carved foot decorated with THREE scroll and spiraled grooves

A

Tern Foot

28
Q

Queen Ann Leg

A

Cabriole Leg

29
Q

Carved Double curved tapering furniture leg

A

Cabriole Leg/ Queen Anne Leg

30
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Turned leg with cup turning

A

Cupped Leg

31
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Support for low pieces of chinese furniture

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31
Q

Support for low pieces of chinese furniture; short heavy leg curved outward slightly on top

A

Elephant Trunk Leg

32
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Characterized by TWO scrolls, one at floor and one at or close to the supporting piece

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Flemish Scroll Leg

33
Q

Straight square leg either undecorated or carved with simple fluting

A

Malborough Leg

34
Q

Rearward curving front leg of chair or sofa; resembling cavalryman’s curved sword

A

Saber Leg/ Scimitar/ Swept/ Waterloo

35
Q

Scimitar/Swept/Waterloo Leg

A

Saber Leg

36
Q

Carved leg shape like large letter S

A

Scroll Leg

37
Q

Turned leg incorporating spiral turning

A

Spiral Leg

38
Q

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

A

Swing Leg

39
Q

Leg incorporating trumpet turning

A

Trumpet Leg

40
Q

Commonly X Stretcher that bows upward decoratively

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Arched Stretcher

41
Q

Four crossbars used to connect furniture legs around a square perimeter

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Box Stretcher

42
Q

Crossbar connecting the legs of usually a winsdor chair; bowlike rod curved beneath set, connects two front legs

A

Cow Horn Strtcher/ cronoline/spur/crescent

43
Q

Crinoline/Spur/Crescent

A

Cow Horn Stretcher

44
Q

18thC two lyre shaped segments connect the legs

A

Double Lyre Stretcher

45
Q

Stretcher in which two crossbars. joining front and back ; connected in middle by crossbar

A

H Stretcher

46
Q

19thC stretcher on three legged furniture; joined by horizontal member to another member

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isle of Man Stretcher

47
Q

Any stretcher whose members curved more than once

A

Serpentine Stretcher

48
Q

Stretcher which two crossbars each joint one front leg piece furniture to the rear leg on opposite side

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X Stretcher