Illustrated Architecture Dictionary.............Illustrated FURNITURE Glossary
Illustrated Architecture Dictionary.............Illustrated FURNITURE
Glossary
Gallery
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Architecture
1. An elevated section of the seating area of a building for public worship or auditorium
2. An elevated area, interior or exterior, e.g., minstrel gallery, music gallery, roof gallery
3. A long, covered area acting as a corridor
4. A room (or building), top lit, used for the display of art works
FurnitureA railing of brass or wood or a raised rim
Historical note: "The Romans also used a small table similar to the Greek tripod table. Satyr, goat, or lion legs rested on a plinth or base that stabilized the weight of the tabletop. Roman tripod tables incorporated a practical improvement over Greek designs - a raised edge or gallery followed the circumference of the top, preventing the wine-filled amphora from failing over the side." - Treena Crochet, Designer's Guide to Furniture Styles," pub. 2204, p. 135
Examples from Buffalo:
- Architecture illustration above: First Presbyterian Church (Definition #1)
- Furniture illustration above: 3-sided metal gallery - 1790s Federal China Cabinet
- Furniture: Shallow, wooden gallery, Reproduction Queen Anne tea table - Kittinger Furniture Company
- Furniture: Shallow, scalloped gallery, Reproduction Queen Anne piecrust table - Kittinger Furniture Company
- Furniture: Scalloped gallery, Reproduction Queen Anne oval table - Kittinger Furniture Company
- Furniture: Fretwork, Reproduction Chippendale English tea table - Kittinger Furniture Company
- Furniture: Corner washstand - Private collection, Buffalo, NY
- Furniture: Story-Clark electric organ - River Lea
- Furniture: Colonial Revival dressing table - Colonial Revival and Hoosier Furniture
