Furniture Style Glossary: Fabric

Fabric

Woven strips of cloth Associated with the following furniture styles: Victorian

Rich, heavily woven fabric with a raised design, often with gold or silver thread. Associated with the following furniture styles: Chippendale Robert Adam Hepplewhite Sheraton Duncan Phyfe American Empire Art Nouveau

Medium to Heavy weight, closely woven plain coarse cloth of cotton, linen, silk, or a mixture. Associated with the following furniture styles: Arts and Craft

Plain woven sometimes glazed cloth imprinted with patterns or designs, often floral with five bright colors. Associated with the following furniture styles: William and Mary Queen Anne Colonial

Fabric made from the fiber of the cotton plant. Associated with the following furniture styles: Shaker

Medium to heavy weight, unglazed printed fabric, often made of cotton or linen in large often floral patterns. Associated with the following furniture styles: Early American

Embroidery using wool on closely woven cotton, linen, or wool, often of floral motifs and vines. Associated with the following furniture styles: Queen Anne Colonial

Medium weight, glossy fabric with a reversible pattern and a figured, intricate weave, often of linen, cotton, silk, or wool. Associated with the following furniture styles: William and Mary Queen Anne Colonial Robert Adam Hepplewhite Federal Sheraton Duncan Phyfe American Empire Art Nouveau

Stiff open weave fabric made from animal hair, often camel or horse hair. Associated with the following furniture styles: Chippendale Hepplewhite Sheraton Duncan Phyfe Victorian

Material created from the tanning of animal hides. Associated with the following furniture styles: Jacobean Early American Pennsylvania Dutch Chippendale Arts and Craft Art Nouveau Scandivanian Contemporary

Cloth made from the fiber of the flax plant. Associated with the following furniture styles: Early American Art Nouveau

Fabric made from the angora goat. Associated with the following furniture styles: Georgian Art Nouveau

A type of counted thread embroidery in which yarn is stitched through an open canvas weave. Associated with the following furniture styles: William and Mary Queen Anne Colonial Chippendale Duncan Phyfe Victorian

Fabric with a deep pile, often velvet. Associated with the following furniture styles: Victorian

Light to medium weight fabric a smooth glossy face and a dull back. Associated with the following furniture styles: Robert Adam Hepplewhite Duncan Phyfe

Fine, lustrous fabric woven from the fiber made by silkworms. Associated with the following furniture styles: Chippendale Hepplewhite

Heavy weight fabric with decorative designs. Associated with the following furniture styles: Queen Anne Colonial Georgian Chippendale Federal Victorian Art Nouveau

Cloth with a short thick pile, usually made from mercerized cotton, silk, or mohair. Associated with the following furniture styles: Victorian

Woven fabric that is soft and sturdy, often made of silk with blends of cotton, nylon, and rayon. Associated with the following furniture styles: Jacobean Queen Anne Georgian Chippendale American Empire Victorian Art Nouveau