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Ladder-back chair
Home furnishings; General furniture
A chair-back in which horizontal cross-rails, used instead of a splat, give a ladder effect.
Art nouveau
Home furnishings; General furniture
An exaggerated asymmetrical decorative style that originated and spread throughout Europe from circa 1890 to 1910. It makes use of undulating forms of all kinds, notably the whiplash curve of ...
Worm holes
Home furnishings; General furniture
Small holes found in wood, considered a defect in many instances and a character-providing element in others.
Stain
Home furnishings; General furniture
Finish applied with a chemical that provide colour and highlight wood grains.
Escritoire
Home furnishings; General furniture
A cabinet with a fall front that lowers to form a writing surface.
Pegged furniture
Home furnishings; General furniture
Early joined furniture constructed by a system of slots and tenons, held together by dowels.
Double-doweled
Home furnishings; General furniture
A method of joining two pieces of wood which uses two dowel pins instead of one to ensure no shifting.
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