Est. 1998 — 27 years of woodworking knowledge
Monday, almost Supreme Court time
I was invited to a furniture class, and being supremely confident thought it would be a review of what I knew. Wrong. I got schooled. I ran into these words and had not heard of them before. How many know what these are? Bergere, Gadrooning, Cellerette, Turrent Top, Scrutaire, Lolling chair, and Pier table. Answer in eveing as I'm on travel tomorrow.
Re: Monday, almost Supreme Court time
Well , I know a few. I will describe from the point of view that if someone handed me my sketch book and asked me to draw a piece for them, but would have to "go to the rack" (book-rack), to formalize the propoprtions.
A Bergere style of chair is one that is upholstered, and has sides that start at the seat and rise to the arm rests. Usually a higher back chair, the back is upholstered too. Not a wing chair though.
Gadrooning, (wait, did I just write gardening....nope, ok), it's decorative carving near the base. Some Chippy chairs have at the base of the apron, looks like a gathered ruffle. I have a museum picture of a late 16th century Scrutaire (like a secretary desk, closed front), with large and prominent gadrooning just above the feet at the bottom of the case.
Cellerette, is a small wine or liquor cabinet, closed, no glass.
The Lolling chair has Hepplewhite to thank for its birth. AKA, the "Martha Washington" chair. Open arms, upholstered arm rests (or not), and back, the back should be slightly canted, relieved back. Stunted, or shortened arm rests are met at their end by convex shaped risers that finish above each front leg.
Pier table goes under a window, or, is flanked by a pair of windows. Usually a bit low and narrow. I don't remember the gauge off hand.
I don't know what a turrent top is, but if you mean "turret" top is, I do know that, otherwise, you got me on that one.
Quickly
Walnutty made a point. I wondered where the missing "n" from the word "evening" went to. The word is turret.
Re: Quickly
Hey thanks. I look like I'm spoiling the soup, I should let someone else play, tempting though.
Walnutty-
Monday Answer
Walnutty gets the star for his forehead. He got them all except turret table which is a table with semi circular cylinder like shapes around the corners or also as part of the sides(apron)of a tea table. The semi circles are about the size of a saucer which is what they were designed to hold.
Gadrooning to my definition was ornamental carving on furniture boarders and included reeding and fluting, and spirals.
http://www.trocadero.com/directory/Antiques:Furnishings:Furniture:English10.html has some of the examples. You'll have to surf for photos of the others.
Re: Monday Answer
A star on my forehead. Thank You!
The bludgeoning I'd rec'd beginning at age 11 from a German cabmaster, included these and "other" topics of learning. With his passing, I was fortunate to have been bequeathed with his Volumes, I cherish them still.
He kept me because I responded well to the whip, and, being agile enough to dodge most "corrections".
Walnutty-
"Measure Your Day
Not By The Hour,
But By Your Accomplishments"
O. Maurer - 1969