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CARVED MOTIF [3 records]

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Record 1 2012-08-28

English

Subject field(s)
  • Wood Furniture Manufacture
  • Antique Furniture (Museums and Heritage)
DEF

The carved representation of a furry paw at the end of a furniture leg. The type of foot appeared inearly Greek and Roman furniture, and is found in French, English, and Italian Renaissance designs. It was a prime decorating motif in the 18th-century English furniture.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Fabrication des meubles en bois
  • Meubles anciens (Muséologie et Patrimoine)
OBS

Le motif du lion fut particulièrement estimé par les Anglais au siècle dernier [...] Fines ou trapues et plus ou moins griffues, les pattes félines mises à la mode par le style Regency du premier tiers du siècle, ont très fréquemment servi de pieds aux divers meubles du salon et de la salle à manger.

Spanish

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Record 2 2001-09-26

English

Subject field(s)
  • Wood Furniture Manufacture
  • Antique Furniture (Museums and Heritage)
CONT

French for "mutton bone". A carved motif which was popular in the period of Louis XII in France. The "mutton bone" was used for the legs and arms of chairs and sofas. The line is similar to that of a cabriole leg, but it is much heavier and stumpier in appearance.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Fabrication des meubles en bois
  • Meubles anciens (Muséologie et Patrimoine)
DEF

[...] Motif en forme de vague ou d'arbalète, à l'allure osseuse, qu'on obtient en arrondissant et en polissant complètement la pièce. C'est surtout dans le piétement qu'on remarque un tel travail.

CONT

La chaise os de mouton est très rare. Elle est ainsi nommé parce que la courbe des traverses du piétement rappelle les courbes des --.

Spanish

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Record 3 2001-05-15

English

Subject field(s)
  • Graphic Arts and Printing
CONT

As used by arms engravers, the word ENGRAVE means the cutting of a design or motif into metal with a chisel or graver. It is not used to describe the decoration of non-metal objects such as wood, ivory, stone, or horn. These materials are carved, scrimshawed, or sculpted. Firearms and edge weapons decorated with mass production methods such as roll stamping, acid etching, or photo etching are often incorrectly referred to as "engraved". In some cases, this is due to a lack of knowledge, but sometimes it is a deliberate attempt to deceive the potential purchaser. The Jeff Flannery Engraving Company uses only chisel or graver on any work we represent as engraving.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Imprimerie et arts graphiques
DEF

Tracer en creux un dessin, des caractères, etc. sur une matière dure, en vue de leur reproduction.

Spanish

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