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Record 1 2001-09-26

English

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

... the design for this foot was derived from the oriental design of a dragon's claw holding a ball or a pearl ... It was the foot most commonly found on a cabriole leg.

Key term(s)
  • claw and ball
  • ball and claw

French

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

Queen Ann Style. [...] la forme des pieds des meubles : galbés en cabriole, ils se terminent par une spatule arrondie ou club ou par une serre et une boule («claw-and-ball»), selon un modèle d'origine chinoise.

Key term(s)
  • claw and ball
  • ball-and-claw foot

Spanish

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