UNDER CONSTRUCTION
Illustrated FURNITURE Glossary
Beds
- Construction
All
illustrations are from furniture in Buffalo, NY, unless
otherwise indicated.
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Bandy legs Legs bowed or bent in an outward curve |
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Bed-hangings Curtains hanging from rods Often used in conjunction with a valance. |
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Bedstead The frame supporting a bed |
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Canopy A covering, usually of cloth, suspended over a bed Often arched: 2 curved rods reinforced by narrow stretchers |
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Field top The tester is cut in a serpentine curve from head to foot |
Finial An |
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Foot board An upright board across the foot of a bedstead |
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Head board A board or panel that forms the head of a bed |
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Ornamentation: Acanthus leaf Acorn finial Cabriole leg Claw-and-ball feet Finial - See above: Finial Fluted bedpost Pineapple Reeded bedpost |
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Rail
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Narrow band of wood,used to support mattresses
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A vertical structural unit
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Tester
(pronounced TES ter, or TEE ster) A canopy Sometimes domed |
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Three-Quarter
High-Post Bed "Below rails they are turned in vase shape, are either plain or leaf-carved and terminate in small peg feet. "Headboard, 16 to 20 inches high, has either a straight upper edge with voluted ends or a carved and pierced cresting. Matching footboard may be present. "Rails are generally 26 to 28 inches from floor. "Made in all sections [of the country] of mahogany, maple, cherry or birch. Ca. 1820-1840."
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Valance (pronounced VAIL ans, or VAY lens) An ornamental drapery hung across a top edge of a bed or canopy |