Guide to Furniture Styles from Connected Lines

The Federal style combines the neoclassic furniture style characteristics of Hepplewhite and Sheraton. It is characterized by graceful straight lines, light construction, tapered legs, inlay, and contrasting veneers.

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Appearance: Graceful and refined.

Chair Arms: Arms slope down to meet posts from seat.

Chair Back Material: Upholstered; Wood

Chair Back Shape: Fiddleback - Fiddle-shaped central splat.; Rectangular or square - solid or with central splat.

Chair Leg: Straight; Tapered; Turning

Chair Seat Material: Rush; Upholstered; Wood

Chair Seat Shape: Horseshoe with a rounded or serpentine front.; Square.

Drawer Pull: Loop bail handle without a back plate.; Oval back plate with conforming handle of stamped brass.; Mushroom-shaped brass knob.; Rectangular brass back plate often with canted corners and an oval bail handle.

Fabric: Damask; Tapestry

Finish: Oil varnish; Paint

Foot: Continuation of leg.

Hardware Material

Brass

Joint: Dovetail

Line: Gently curving lines

Motif: Acanthus Leaf; Conch shell; Eagle; Pineapple; Shell; Star

Ornamentation: Bandings - thin strips of veneer used as a decorative border or edging.; Carving - cutting or chipping shapes or design.; Fluting - carved or molded vertical channels.; Gilding; Inlay; Marquetry; Reeding - parallel lines of rounded molding.; Stenciling.

Proportion: Moderate dimensions

Resembles: Chippendale; Colonial; Duncan Phyfe; Hepplewhite; Sheraton

Underbracing: Limited use

Upholstery: Most seating pieces are upholstered.

Wood: Black Walnut; Cherry; Fruitwood; Maple; Rosewood; Satinwood

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