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Pennsylvania Dutch (1720-1830)
Pennsylvania Dutch is a simple, utilitarian American country style of furniture with Germanic influences. It is characterized by colorful folk painting on case pieces.|
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- Appearance
- Straight lines, simple design, and little ornamentation.
- Chair Arms
- Arms are straight with a simple turning or are flat.
- Chair Back Material
- Wood
- Chair Back Shape
- Ladderback or slatback - horizontal flat slats, either straight or curved.
- Solid - one piece or solid panel.
- Chair Leg
- Cabriole
- Simple turning
- Straight
- Tapered
- Chair Seat Material
- Leather
- Rush
- Wood
- Chair Seat Shape
- Square
- Drawer Pull
- Elongated turned wooden knob.
- Loop bail handle without a back plate.
- Mushroom-shaped wooden knob.
- Fabric
- Leather
- Finish
- Paint
- Wax
- Foot
- Ball - rounded foot.
- Bun - rounded foot, flatter than a ball foot.
- Continuation of leg.
- Pad - simple, rounded carved foot.
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Hardware Material
- Iron
- Wood
- Joint
- Dovetail
- Mortise and tenon
- Line
- Cyma or S-Curve
- Straight lines
- Motif
- Floral - sunflowers, tulips
- Ornamentation
- Carving - cutting or chipping shapes or design.
- Paneling - raised, recessed, and framed panels.
- Spindle - turned pieces split vertically, often fixed to the front facade of chests.
- Stenciling
- Proportion
- Sturdy
- Resembles
- Colonial
- Jacobean
- Shaker
- Underbracing
- Moderately proportioned.
- Upholstery
- Limited to seats.
- Wood
- Black walnut
- Oak
- Pine
- Tulipwood
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