Foot and Strechers

Question 1

carved foot in the form of the claw of an animal or bird holding a ball, ball resisting on the floor

Answer 1

Ball and Claw Foor

Question 2

Variety of ball and claw topped by attached to bidy of piece by brackets

Answer 2

Ball and Claw Brackets

Question 3

Round, turned foot, either terminating a leg or serving independently; may be spherical, ovoid with vertical axis

Answer 3

Ball Foot

Question 4

Carved paw foot in which paw is bear’s

Answer 4

Bear’s Claw Foot

Question 5

Side panel extends below bottom of the piece’s body; resembles bootjack because triangle is cut from center of lower edge, leaving foot in front and rear

Answer 5

Boot Jack Foot

Question 6

Consisting of two brackets mitered and joined below corner and piece’s body

Answer 6

Bracket foot

Question 7

Round; turned foot flattened at top and bottom similar to ball foot

Answer 7

Bun Foot

Question 8

Hoof foot in which hoof is cloven

Answer 8

Cloven Foot

Question 9

Carved foot in shape of a stylized fish, supposed a dolphin

Answer 9

Dolphin Foot

Question 10

Carved foot having three occasionally four toes or prominent ribs on upper surface

Answer 10

Drake Foot

Question 11

Drake Foot:

Answer 11

Trifid Foot

Question 12

18th C; Flat circular ovoid bottom, little or no carved ornamentation, smoothly curved top

Answer 12

Dutch Foot

Question 13

Carved foot, characterized by two scrolls, one at floor and one at joint; decorated with grooves

Answer 13

Flemish Scroll

Question 14

Type of bracket foot having slender and tapering arms, vertical profile

Answer 14

French Bracket Foot

Question 15

Carved foot in form of animal’s hoof, either cloven or solid

Answer 15

Hoof Foot

Question 16

Carved paw foot which paw is Lion’s

Answer 16

Lion’s Paw Foot

Question 17

Decorated bun foot, incised vertical lines spaced regularly around circumference; resembles melon

Answer 17

Melon Foot

Question 18

Type of bracket foot with vertical profile on form of s curve convex above and concave low; cyma reversa

Answer 18

Ogee Bracket Foot

Question 19

Carved Foot taking animal’s paw

Answer 19

Paw Foot

Question 20

Type of ball foot turned with a vertical profile, cyma recta, concave top, convex low; forms a neck at top

Answer 20

Pear Foot

Question 21

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

Answer 21

Scroll Foot

Question 22

Block shaped foot; higher than wide and tapering slightly toward bottom; resembling balde, shovel, spade

Answer 22

Spade Foot/ Therm Foot

Question 23

Spade Foot

Answer 23

Therm Foot

Question 24

carved foot terminating a leg, by inward turning scroll at bottom, vertical grooves above creating ribs on top

Answer 24

Spanish Foot/ Paintbrush/ Portugese

Question 25

Portugese/ Paintbrush Foot

Answer 25

Spanish Foot

Question 26

Short broad downward tapering foot

Answer 26

Stub Foot

Question 27

Carved foot decorated with THREE scroll and spiraled grooves

Answer 27

Tern Foot

Question 28

Queen Ann Leg

Answer 28

Cabriole Leg

Question 29

Carved Double curved tapering furniture leg

Answer 29

Cabriole Leg/ Queen Anne Leg

Question 30

Turned leg with cup turning

Answer 30

Cupped Leg

Question 31

Support for low pieces of chinese furniture

Question 31

Support for low pieces of chinese furniture; short heavy leg curved outward slightly on top

Answer 31

Elephant Trunk Leg

Question 32

Characterized by TWO scrolls, one at floor and one at or close to the supporting piece

Answer 32

Flemish Scroll Leg

Question 33

Straight square leg either undecorated or carved with simple fluting

Answer 33

Malborough Leg

Question 34

Rearward curving front leg of chair or sofa; resembling cavalryman's curved sword

Answer 34

Saber Leg/ Scimitar/ Swept/ Waterloo

Question 35

Scimitar/Swept/Waterloo Leg

Answer 35

Saber Leg

Question 36

Carved leg shape like large letter S

Answer 36

Scroll Leg

Question 37

Turned leg incorporating spiral turning

Answer 37

Spiral Leg

Question 38

Table leg that is attached by horizontal member at its top to fixed member beneath the table from which pivots outward on a hinge to support leaf

Answer 38

Swing Leg

Question 39

Leg incorporating trumpet turning

Answer 39

Trumpet Leg

Question 40

Commonly X Stretcher that bows upward decoratively

Answer 40

Arched Stretcher

Question 41

Four crossbars used to connect furniture legs around a square perimeter

Answer 41

Box Stretcher

Question 42

Crossbar connecting the legs of usually a winsdor chair; bowlike rod curved beneath set, connects two front legs

Answer 42

Cow Horn Strtcher/ cronoline/spur/crescent

Question 43

Crinoline/Spur/Crescent

Answer 43

Cow Horn Stretcher

Question 44

18thC two lyre shaped segments connect the legs

Answer 44

Double Lyre Stretcher

Question 45

Stretcher in which two crossbars. joining front and back ; connected in middle by crossbar

Answer 45

H Stretcher

Question 46

19thC stretcher on three legged furniture; joined by horizontal member to another member

Answer 46

isle of Man Stretcher

Question 47

Any stretcher whose members curved more than once

Answer 47

Serpentine Stretcher

Question 48

Stretcher which two crossbars each joint one front leg piece furniture to the rear leg on opposite side

Answer 48

X Stretcher