Furniture Style Glossary: Ornamentation

Ornamentation

Thin strips of contrasting veneer used as a decorative border or edging. Associated with the following furniture styles: Jacobean Hepplewhite Federal Sheraton

Cutting or chipping the surface of wood to create a shape or design. Associated with the following furniture styles: Jacobean Early American William and Mary Queen Anne Colonial Georgian Pennsylvania Dutch Chippendale Robert Adam Hepplewhite Federal Sheraton Duncan Phyfe American Empire Victorian Art Nouveau

Decorative turning affixed to the tops of case furniture, and chair and bed posts. Associated with the following furniture styles: Early American Queen Anne Colonial Chippendale Shaker

Carved or molded vertical channels. Associated with the following furniture styles: Robert Adam Hepplewhite Federal Sheraton Duncan Phyfe American Empire

Decorative carving or openwork with interlacing lines. Associated with the following furniture styles: Chippendale Duncan Phyfe Victorian

Contrasting material set into the surface of wood to create a shape or design. Associated with the following furniture styles: William and Mary Queen Anne Colonial Robert Adam Hepplewhite Federal Sheraton Duncan Phyfe Victorian Art Nouveau

Combinations of veneer used to create pictures or patterns. Associated with the following furniture styles: William and Mary Queen Anne Colonial Hepplewhite Federal Sheraton Art Nouveau

No ornamentation. Associated with the following furniture styles: Arts and Craft Scandinavian Contemporary

A lacquer surface on which designs are drawn in gold or color. Also referred to as Japanning or chinoisrie. Associated with the following furniture styles: William and Mary Queen Anne Georgian Chippendale

Raised, recessed, and framed panel. Associated with the following furniture styles: Jacobean Early American Pennsylvania Dutch

Combinations of veneer used to create geometric patterns. Associated with the following furniture styles: William and Mary

Parallel lines of rounded molding. Associated with the following furniture styles: Federal Sheraton American Empire

Turned pieces split vertically, often affixed to the front of case furniture. Associated with the following furniture styles: Early American Pennsylvania Dutch Victorian

Painting through a template to create a shape or design on the underlying wood surface. Associated with the following furniture styles: Colonial Pennsylvania Dutch Federal Sheraton American Empire

Decorative column often fluted affixed to the front corners of case furniture, particularly bureaus. Associated with the following furniture styles: American Empire