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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: Chair Back
Chair Back
- Balloon Chair Back
- Balloon-shaped chair back.
Associated with the following furniture styles:- Victorian
- Art Noveau
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- Banister Chair Back
- Three to six vertical turned slats in the shape of a baluster, flat on the front and round on the back.
Associated with the following furniture styles:- Early American
- William and Mary
- Sheraton
- Bentwood Chair Back
- Curved pieces of wood.
Associated with the following furniture styles:- Art Noveau
- Crossbar Chair Back
- X-shaped splat.
Associated with the following furniture styles:- Duncan Phyfe Adaptation
- Crosspiece Chair Back
- Single flat vertical slat.
Associated with the following furniture styles:- Sheraton
- Duncan Phyfe Adaptation
- American Empire
- Fiddleback Chair Back
- Fiddle-shaped central splat.
Associated with the following furniture styles:- Queen Anne
- Colonial
- Federal
- American Empire
- Ladderback or Slatback Chair Back
- Two to three equally spaced horizontal flat slats, either straight or curved.
Associated with the following furniture styles:- Early American
- Colonial
- Pennsylvania Dutch
- Chippendale
- Shaker
- Arts and Craft
- Lattice Splat Chair Back
- Openwork or decorative carving of crossed strips of wood, often oriental in appearance.
Associated with the following furniture styles:- Chippendale
- Sheraton
- Lyre Chair Back
- Lyre-shaped central splat.
Associated with the following furniture styles:- Duncan Phyfe Adaptation
- Oval Chair Back
- Oval shaped chair back often with central splat.
Associated with the following furniture styles:- Robert Adam
- Hepplewhite
- Pierced Splat Chair Back
- Carved or pierced central splat.
Associated with the following furniture styles:- Georgian
- Chippendale
- Rectangular or Square Chair Back
- Rectilinear design with a solid or central splat.
Associated with the following furniture styles:- Federal
- Sheraton
- Scroll Back Chair Back
- Curved X-shaped splat.
Associated with the following furniture styles:- Duncan Phyfe Adaptation
- Shield Chair Back
- Shield-shaped chair back.
Associated with the following furniture styles:- Hepplewhite
- Solid Chair Back
- One piece or solid panel chair back.
Associated with the following furniture styles:- Jacobean
- Early American
- Colonial
- Pennsylvania Dutch
- American Empire
- Arts and Craft
- Spindle Chair Back
- Simple turned vertical slats.
Associated with the following furniture styles:- Early American
- Colonial
- Arts and Craf
- Stile and Panel Chair Back
- Wood or cane back panel framed between two straight or turned stiles.
Associated with the following furniture styles:- Early American
- William and Mary
- Top Rail Chair Back
- Simple, flat horizontal top rail.
Associated with the following furniture styles:- Art Noveau
- Scandinavian Contemporary
- Turned Chair Back
- Vertical turning: the Carver design has a single row of turnings and the Brewster design has a double row of turnings.
Associated with the following furniture styles:- Early American
- Urn Chair Back
- Central splat is urn-shaped.
Associated with the following furniture styles:- Sheraton
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