Foot Styles Flashcards

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A three-toed foot found on Queen Anne furniture.

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Drake Foot

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Another term for Drake Foot

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Trifid

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A carved foot mostly on Chippendale designs. It is a form of ornament originated in China and is supposed to represent a bird’s claw grasping an egg.

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Ball and Claw

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Simple base on chests and case furniture of the 18th century. The foot runs two ways from the corner, in more or less simple shapes.

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Bracket Foot

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5
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A turned foot for chests or chest of drawers, usually quite large in diameter and found on early styles; End of a turned leg, shaped round and with a hooded effect.

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Ball Foot

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A slightly flattened ball foot, Dutch in origin; A flattened ball or bun shape, with a slender ankle above.

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Bun Foot

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Carved foot terminating a leg and taking a form of an outward and upward turning scroll.

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Scroll Foot

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A rectangular tapered foot suggesting the outline of a spade, common in Hepplewhite designs.

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Spade Foot

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9
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Rectangular ribbed foot larger at the base, usually with a weak scroll.

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Spanish Foot

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10
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Another term for Spanish Foot.

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Braganza

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Heavy couch foot used in Empire sofas and other heavy pieces.

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Winged Claw

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12
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A term referring to poorly formed feet on Queen Anne furniture

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Club Foot

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13
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Carved paw foot resembling that of a dog. Similar in appearance to the lion’s paw. It was popular in the Neo Classic Style.

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Dog’s Paw

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Carved foot in shape of a stylized fish. Particularly popular in the British Regency Style.

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Dolphin Foot

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15
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Type of furniture footing which shape is in resemblance with that of a snake. A very simple and does not have any ornament or carving. Popular on the Queen Anne and Chippendale style.

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Snake Foot

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16
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Type of bracket foot having slender and tapering arms and vertical profile that splays outward slightly at the bottom.

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French Bracket Foot

17
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Carved foot in a form of an animal’s hoof, either cloven of solid. Dating back into Egyptian furniture, reappeared in Europe in the late 17th century.

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Hoof Foot