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General furniture

Tripod table

Home furnishings; General furniture

A small table with a round top supported by a three-legged pillar, originally made for serving tea.

Blanket chest

Home furnishings; General furniture

A chest used for general storage, usually kept in the bedroom. Colonial storage chest often used as a bench.

Reeding

Home furnishings; General furniture

Decoration created by narrow, convex mouldings in parallel strips and divided by grooves.

Carcase

Home furnishings; General furniture

The basic structure of a piece of furniture; often forms the foundation for veneering.

Ball foot

Home furnishings; General furniture

End of a turned leg, shaped round and with a hooded effect.

Splat

Home furnishings; General furniture

Central upright in a chair back, loosely applied to all members in a chair back.

Sideboard

Home furnishings; General furniture

A serving piece with a long, flat top and a lower section used for storage. English wall furniture, first designed by Robert Adam in 1760 to complete dining room furnishings, but made popular by ...

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