Guide to Furniture Styles from Connected Lines

Sheraton is a neoclassical style characterized by delicate straight lines, light construction, contrasting veneers, and neoclassical motifs and ornamentation. It is named for English designer Thomas Sheraton who published his designs in "The Cabinet Makers and Upholsterers Drawing Book" in 1791. It was the most reproduced style in the United States during the Federal period.

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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: Banister - vertical turned slats in the shape of a baluster.; Crosspiece - single flat vertical slat.; Lattice splat - openwork or decorative carving of crossed strips of wood, often oriental in appearance.; Rectangular or square - solid or with central splat.; Urn - central splat is urn-shaped.

Chair Leg: Curule - X-shaped curved legs.; Splayed - legs with a concave shape.; Straight; Tapered; Turning

Chair Seat Material: Cane; Upholstered

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

Drawer Pull: Oval back plate with conforming handle of stamped brass.; Mushroom-shaped brass knob.; Mushroom-shaped wooden knob.; Rectangular brass back plate often with canted corners and an oval bail handle.

Fabric: Brocade; Damask; Hair cloth

Finish: Oil varnish; Paint

Foot: Continuation of leg.; Paw or claw - carved animal paw or claw.; Spade - flat or rounded foot, wider than leg.

Hardware Material

Brass

Joint: Dovetail

Line: Straight lines

Motif: Acanthus Leaf; Circle; Drapery swap; Eagle; Lattice; Lyre; Shell; Star; Urn

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.; Inlay; Marquetry; Reeding - parallel lines of rounded molding.; Stenciling.

Proportion: Graceful and delicate

Resembles: Adam; Chippendale; Hepplewhite

Underbracing: Slender.

Upholstery: Most seating pieces are upholstered.

Wood: Amboyna; Cedar; Cherry; Goncalo Alves; Mahogany; Maple; Rosewood; Satinwood; Tulipwood

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