Furniture Styles

Legs: Cambriole

shaker STYLE - Ladder back, simple, structural lines

Upholstered pieces: Lawson A sofa with square back and arms at a lower level than the back.

Chair Backs: lyre

Decorative feature: reeding Parallel lines of rounded molding Associated with Sheraton

Case goods: buffet

Feet: Pad

Tables: pedestal A table with a single center support

Chairs: Windsor

Case goods: buffet A large sideboard with drawers and cupboards

Legs: Turned Circular leg sometimes with decoration Elaborate associated with Victorian Simple associated with Early American

Chairs: wing

Case goods: wardrobe/armoire A standing closet used for clothes

Chair backs: shield

Chairs: splatback A chair with a slat of wood in the middle of the chair back.

Feet: Pad Simple rounded carved foot Associated with Queen Anne

Decorative feature: turning

Carved claw grasping a ball Associated with Feet: ball and claw Carved claw grasping a ball Associated with Chippendale

Tables: Gate-leg A table with one or two drop leaves that are supported when in use by a hinged leg swung out from the frame

Feet: Bracket

Upholstered pieces: camelback A back with a hump-shaped curve on a sofa or other piece of furniture

Chair backs: splat

Upholstered pieces: tuxedo sofas An upholstered sofa with slightly curved arms that are the same height as the back

Decorative feature: pediment

Upholstered pieces: ottoman A low upholstered seat, or footstool, without a back or arms that typically serves also as a box, with the seat hinged to form a lid

Tables: pedestal

STYLE - Lyre back, splayed legs, laurel leaves Duncan phyfe STYLE - Lyre back, splayed legs, laurel leaves

A tall chest of drawers on legs Case goods: high Boy A tall chest of drawers on legs

Case goods: wardrobe/armoire

Case goods: secretary A writing desk fitted with drawers, one of which can be pulled out and the front lowered to provide a flat writing surface.

Upholstered pieces: camelback

chippendale STYLE - Ball and claw foot, ears, Chinese influence- black lacquer Japanning, camelback couch

An upright wooden chair without arms Chairs: side An upright wooden chair without arms

Chairs: splatback

STYLE - Square back, tapered legs Sheraton STYLE - Square back, tapered legs

Decorative Features: Finial

Legs: Cambriole Curved leg in the shape of an animal’s leg Associated with Queen Anne

Decorative feature: reeding

Queen Anne STYLE - cabriole leg, pad foot, shell motif, wing chair

Decorative feature: fluting

Modern/contemporary May use one or more materials in construction—glass, wood, metal and plastics, textiles

Feet: Bun

hepplewhite STYLE - Shield back, tapered legs

Chairs: arm

Legs: Splayed Leg with a concave shape Associated with Duncan Phyfe

Tables: Gate-leg

Early american STYLE - turned legs, square, blocky with plank seat or cane seat

Upholstered pieces: Lawson

Legs: Turned

Chairs: side

Decorative feature: turning An ornamental element of furniture produced by rotating a wood dowel on a lathe, and shaping the dowel with cutting tools

Upholstered pieces: tuxedo sofas

Legs: Tapered Straight leg gradually decreasing in width Associated with Sheraton Hepplewhite

Feet: Bun Rounded foot, flatter than a ball foot Associated with Early American Queen Anne

Feet: Bracket Angular curved foot, usually used with case pieces Associated with Early American Chippendale Hepplewhite

Case goods: secretary

Chair Backs: lyre Lyre-shaped central splat Associated with Duncan Phyfe

Chair backs: ladder Chair back with equally spaced horizontal flat slats, either straight or curved Associated with Shaker

Legs: Tapered

Chair backs: splat The vertical central element of a chair back. It may be carved, vase, or fiddle shaped Vase shaped associated with Queen Anne and Chippendale

Chairs: ladderback

Chair backs: shield Shield shaped chair back Associated with Hepplewhite

Decorative Features: Finial Decorative turning affixed to the tops of case furniture, and chair and bed posts Associated with Early American Queen Anne Chippendale Shaker

Case goods: high Boy

Legs: Splayed

Decorative feature: pediment Ornamentation typically found on top of case goods Could be broken, scroll Associated with Chippendale

Decorative feature: fluting Carved or molded vertical channels Associated with Hepplewhite Sheraton Duncan Phyfe

Upholstered pieces: ottoman

Chairs: Windsor A wood chair whose back and sides consist of multiple thin, turned spindles that are attached to a solid, sculpted seat

Chairs: wing A high-backed armchair with side pieces projecting from the back, originally in order to protect the sitter from drafts

Feet: ball and claw

Chairs: arm A comfortable chair, typically upholstered, with side supports for a person’s arms

Chair backs: ladder

Victorian STYLE - Very ornate, tufting, elaborate carvings on wood parts

Chairs: ladderback A chair with a back consisting of two upright posts connected by horizontal slats