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Furniture Style Glossary: Chair Leg

Chair Leg

Carved Chair Leg

Decorative carving on chair leg.

Associated with the following furniture styles:

• Duncan Phyfe Adaptation

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Curved Chair Leg

Curved, S-shaped leg, especially in the cabriole style.

Associated with the following furniture styles:

• William and Mary
• Queen Anne
• Colonial
• Georgian
• Pennsylvania Dutch
• Chippendale
• Victorian

Reeded or Fluted Chair Leg

Rounded decorative groves or molding.

Associated with the following furniture styles:

• Robert Adam
• Hepplewhite
• Federal
• Sheraton
• Duncan Phyfe Adaptation
• American Empire

Round Chair Leg

Round, usually shaped or turned leg.

Associated with the following furniture styles:

• Jacobean
• Early American
• William and Mary
• Colonial
• Pennsylvania Dutch
• Chippendale
• Robert Adam
• Hepplewhite
• Federal
• Sheraton
• Duncan Phyfe Adaptation
• American Empire
• Shaker
• Victorian
• Arts and Craft
• Art Noveau
• Scandinavian Contemporary

Square Chair Leg

Flat-surfaced leg on all sides.

Associated with the following furniture styles:

• Early American
• Pennsylvania Dutch
• Robert Adam
• Hepplewhite
• Federal
• Sheraton
• Duncan Phyfe Adaptation
• Shaker
• Arts and Craft
• Art Noveau
• Scandinavian Contemporary

Straight Chair Leg

Straight leg, vertical to chair seat.

Associated with the following furniture styles:

• Jacobean
• Early American
• William and Mary
• Robert Adam
• Hepplewhite
• Federal
• Sheraton
• Duncan Phyfe Adaptation
• American Empire
• Shaker
• Arts and Craft
• Art Noveau
• Scandinavian Contemporary