FURNITURE GLOSSARY

Sun (Auckland), Volume II, Issue 409, 18 July 1928, Page 7

FURNITURE GLOSSARY

WHAT DO YOU CALL THAT PIECE? SEVENTH SERIES PEMBROKE TABLE. —Rectangular tables with drop leaves, often made of mahogany or satinwood with decoration or inlaid and with square legs, stretcher and drawers. A design much favoured by Hepplewhite. POLE SCREEN, or banner screen. — A small screen of needlework, silk or lacquer, etc., mounted and made to slide on a pole, with tripod base. It was used to protect the complexions of the Georgian belles from the blaze ! of the fire and was very popular about! 1760. POUDREUSE. —This piece of furniture was first used about 1679 by the great ladies of the court in France, and was called “Table de Toilette.” It was at first an ordinary small table on which the toilet set was laid out and later developed into a table with drawers and a mirror to contain the necessaries of embellishment. The name poudreuse appears to be quite modern

j chair, was a creation of Chippendale, who introduced them about 1755 when corner chairs were often made to cor- ; respond with ordinary dining-room chairs as part of a set. Although very practical and comfortable they seem to have gone quite out of fashion, though they have been used with pleasing effect in the furnishing of the Regent tea balcony. SABOT. —Name given to a metal ornament in France used as a piece of furniture SPLAT.—The flat piece of wood, often fiddle-shaped, forming the centre member of a chair back. Shaped splats were found from William and Alary’s reign on, as prior to that date comfortable chairs with wooden backs were not made.