Module 14: Revival Mania

Question 1

belvedere

Answer 1

an enclosed and fenestrated projection through a roof, which is accessed by stairs.

Question 2

cabriolet

Answer 2

the back of a French chair, concave in shape, which is designed to conform to the human body.

Question 3

gallery

Answer 3

a short, vertical, and decorative element that may fully or partially surround a top to a table or case furniture; usually made of metal and is often pierced in a decorative pattern, a gallery contains items placed/stored atop a piece of furniture.

Question 4

hyphen(s)

Answer 4

smaller building flanking a larger one; usually connected to a larger building and generally built with a lower roofline than the central structure.

Question 5

lit à couronne

Answer 5

a style of bed popular during the Empire era, with a round or oval canopy with the appearance of a crown from which a large piece of fabric is draped dowards to extend over the ends of the bed.

Question 6

parcel gilt

Answer 6

partially gilt.

Question 7

quadriga(s)

Answer 7

a chariot pulled by four horses, usually found atop Neoclassical structures like triumphal arches.

Question 8

saber leg

Answer 8

concave in shape with no separate foot.

Question 9

toupie foot

Answer 9

derived from the French word for top (as in a child’s toy spinning top), toupie feet are turned top-shaped forms having a larger turning in the middle, narrowing to a small radius turning at the bottom which forms the foot.