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Furniture Glossary
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 Noveau
Scandinavian Contemporary
Connected Furniture Styles
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Furniture Style Glossary: Finish
Finish
- Lacquer
- Tough, adherent finish that can be clear or pigmented.
Associated with the following furniture styles:- William and Mary
- Queen Anne
- Arts and Craft
- Art Noveau
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- Oil Varnish
- Clear finish that emphasizes the grain of the wood.
Associated with the following furniture styles:- Jacobean
- Early American
- William and Mary
- Queen Anne
- Colonial
- Georgian
- Chippendale
- Robert Adam
- Hepplewhite
- Federal
- Sheraton
- Duncan Phyfe Adaptation
- American Empire
- Shaker
- Victorian
- Art Noveau
- Scandinavian Contemporary
- Paint
- Opaque, pigmented finish that obscures the grain of the wood.
Associated with the following furniture styles:- Early American
- William and Mary
- Colonial
- Pennsylvania Dutch
- Robert Adam
- Hepplewhite
- Federal
- Sheraton
- American Empire
- Shaker
- Art Noveau
- Shellac
- Tough transparent finish.
Associated with the following furniture styles:- Arts and Craft
- Stain
- Transparent to moderately opaque finish that alters the color of the grain of the wood.
Associated with the following furniture styles:- Arts and Craft
- Scandinavian Contemporary
- Wax
- Paste finish over a sealer, stain, or bare wood.
Associated with the following furniture styles:- Jacobean
- Early American
- William and Mary
- Queen Anne
- Colonial
- Pennsylvania Dutch
- Chippendale
- Arts and Craft
- Scandinavian Contemporary
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