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Home furnishings; General furniture
The top of a column that is often decorated with a carved scroll or other ornamental element.
Cornice
Home furnishings; General furniture
Horizontal top portion on a piece of furniture. The top or finishing moulding of a column or piece of furniture.
Breakfront
Home furnishings; General furniture
A cabinet divided vertically into three sections, with the middle section projecting forward.
Campaign chest
Home furnishings; General furniture
From originals used on fields of battle, a fairly low, small chest with metal corners and flush hardware.
Ogee
Home furnishings; General furniture
Descriptive of an edge or foot consisting of two curves, the top convex and the bottom concave, forming an S-curve.
Post-modernism
Home furnishings; General furniture
A reaction against Modernism that began during the 1950s and promoted the reintroduction of bright colours and decorative components.
Bombe
Home furnishings; General furniture
Bulbous, curving form; convex fronts and sides of chests. A French term for commodes, bureaus, armoires.
