Furniture Styles
Jacobean
Early American
William and Mary
Queen Anne
Colonial
Georgian
Pennsylvania Dutch
Chippendale
Robert Adam
Hepplewhite
Federal
Sheraton
Duncan Phyfe
American Empire
Shaker
Victorian
Arts and Craft
Art Nouveau
Scandinavian Contemporary
Furniture Style Glossary: Motif
Motif
Acanthus Leaf | Conventionalized leaf.
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Acorns
 | Oak nut. Turned form often used as finials on chair and bed posts, and as leg turnings.
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Arrows
 | Line with pointed tip.
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Carved Head
 | Carved ront view of a human head.
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Circle
 | A spherical shape
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Conch Shell
 | Spiral shaped shell.
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Cornucopia
 | Horn with fruit or flowers.
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Diamond
 | A figure with four equal side and two obtuse angles.
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Drapery
 | Loosely folded cloth
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Eagle
 | Bird of prey, which is the national emblem of the US
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Floral
 | Flowers.
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Foliage
 | Leaves or vines.
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Geometric
 | Figures made up of squares, circles, and triangles.
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Honeysuckle
 | Plant with small colorful flowers.
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Lattice
 | Interlaced openwork resembling crossed strips.
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Lion Head
 | Front view of a lion’s head.
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Lyre
 | Small harp-like musical instrument.
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Mask
 | Carved face of a human being, animal, or a mythical creature.
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Medallion
 | Oval or circular figure resembling a medal.
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None
 | No motif.
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Oriental Patterns
 | Oriental figures, usually painted or lacquered.
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Palmetto
 | Fan palm.
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Pine Tree
 | Evergreen tree.
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Pineapple
 | Oval shaped tropical fruit.
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Plume
 | Feather-like figure.
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Ram Head
 | Profile of a ram's head.
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Ribbon
 | Ribbon-like strips.
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Rose
 | Rose or similar flower.
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Scroll
 | Form that resembles a roll of parchment paper.
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Seaweed
 | Very delicate marquetry representing a marine plant.
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Shell
 | Fan shaped shell.
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Star
 | Figure having five or six symmetrically projecting points.
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Sunflower
 | Daisy-like flower.
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Tulip
 | Cup-shaped flower.
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Urn
 | Vase-shaped figure.
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Wheat Ear or Husk
 | Cereal grass.
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