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Furniture Glossary: Joints

Joints

Dovetail

Wood joint where a projecting wedge shaped tenon fits into a corresponding cutout. Lighter thinner wood could be used. This resulted in more flexible shapes and more elegant types of furniture.

Associated with the following furniture styles:

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

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Mortise and Tenon

Wood joint in which a projecting tenon of one board is fitted into a mortise or hole of another board.

Associated with the following furniture styles:

• Jacobean
• Early American
• Colonial
• Pennsylvania Dutch
• Arts and Craft
• Scandinavian Contemporary