French Vocab 1-13

Question 0

Commode

Answer 0

French term for low chest of drawers similar but wider to a chiffonière.

Question 1

Marquetry

Answer 1

Flush pattern produced by inserting contrasting materials in a veneered surface. Technique for covering surfaces with compositions of shaped pieces of wood or wood veneer.

Question 2

Bergere

Answer 2

French term for all-upholstered low arm chair.

Question 3

Chiffoniers

Answer 3

French term meaning a chest of drawers.

Question 4

Boulle work

Answer 4

Marquetry patterns in tortoise shell and German silver or brass, introduced by Andre-Charles Boulle. Combining wood with contrasting materials like brass, pewter, ivory and mother-of-pearl.

Question 5

Guilloche

Answer 5

In ornament, a band or border running pattern having the appearance of overlapping or interlacing circular forms.

Question 6

Fauteuil

Answer 6

Upholstered armchair with open arms

Question 7

Vernis Martin

Answer 7

Used to describe the lacquer work done by cabinet making brothers during the eighteenth century. They imitated far eastern lacquer.

Question 8

Finial

Answer 8

Usually in the form of a knob, pineapple or foliage, ornament used as a terminating motif.

Question 9

Peterae

Answer 9

Round ornamental disks. Often enriched by a rosette or other ornament.

Question 10

Sevres Porcelain

Answer 10

Porcelain ware from the factory at Sèvres, France, founded in 1756.

Question 11

Term figure

Answer 11

Tapered pedestal supporting a bust or sculpture.