Furniture Parts Flashcards
upholstered part of a chair arm
arm pad
front vertical support of the arm of a chair
arm stump
A term applied to the unique type of construction for fronts of Early American chest of drawers and chest-on-chests; consisting of a concave, but flattened, recession at the center, and two convex but flattened swells on the ends. it is a type of construction supposed to have originated with John Goddard, a famous cabinetmaker in Newport, RI.
Block Front
The carved top of an early chair, or a molding found at the top of a cabinet
Crown
front of a building; also applied to the front of cabinets
Facade
A drop front/drop lid/”slant front”, as in a cabinet-desk or piano
Fall Front
Metal band at the base of a wood chair leg
Ferrule
Horizontal members of framed furniture. In beds, the long sidepieces. in casework, the framing that holds the sides together
Rails
Middle or cross stretcher of chair or table set back from the front legs
recessed stretcher
Serpertine or x-stretchers curving up toward the intersection. Found in Lous XIV and allied styles
Rising Stretcher
Chair seat scooped away to the sides and back from w central ridge, resembljng the pommel of a saddle. The best examples occur in Windsor chsirs with thick pine seats
Saddle
x-form stretcher
saltire
Framework of glade doore in cabinets
Sash Bars
Table frame or base having x-shaped supports
sawbuck
dipped or dropped seat, one in which the front rail is slightly concave to fit the body
scoop seat
the long narrow boards or rails that connect the headboards and footboards of beds
side rails
apron
skirt
crosspieces supported on side rails of a bed to carry the spring. horizontal crossbars in chair backs to brace uprights and to support the back of the sitter
slat
crosspieces or rungs connectin legs of chairs, tables, etc.
stretcher
large or fancy upholstery nails used as decoration
studs
front support of an arm chair
stump
outer vertical posts in a chair back
uprights
