FURNITURE - Mock Exam A

monopodia

monopodia

Furniture supports in the shape of a sphinx or animal head incorporated into a single leg and foot

Panier

Low slipper chair

marquetry

A decorative veneer composed of shaped pieces of various woods forming pictorial decoration like birds , flowers and musical instruments are common themes

Walter Gropius

The founder of Bauhaus

band saw

A machine tool that has an endless blade traveling around two pulley . It cuts curves straight lines in thin as well as in thick stock

Lit ala polonaise

An alcove bed

huntboard

A type of sideboard used for serving food and drinks designed to be light and portable so it could be moved outdoors

serpentine front

A waving curve on the front of a chest or desk

Aalto

Designer of Paimio chair

Ludwig Mies Van Der Rohe

Designer of Barcelona chair

jabot

Fabric that hangs on either side side of of a a swag or valance

Chippendale , Thomas

Cabinet maker whose name is synonymous with 18th century English furniture with designs that uniquely synthesize and integrate Chinese , Gothic and Rococo elements

Saarinen

Designer of the Tulip chair Aalto

Sleigh bed

Lit en bateau is a ...

Hitchcock

A stencil - decorated fancy chair

Levasseur

Made the furniture for Petit Trianon

figure patter

This refers to the general pattern or design of timber produced on smooth longitudinal surfaces as a result of structural features like rays , growth rings , and changes in texture or variations in colors

International

German school of design , became the leading intellectual and creative center in the development of modernism . Emphasis was placed on factory - produced designs that were simple , functional , and industrial . The egalitarian philosophy espoused by the school embraced clean designs in basic materials , and this philosophy permeated all types of design , from furniture to textiles to applied art .

slat back

An early American chair form incorporating horizontal slats

520 mm

The maximum seat depth for an easy chair

motion

Reclining chairs or sofas with mechanisms allowing the user to extend their legs / or lean back

tabouret

A stool

commode

The French chest with drawers .

1.124 m

Eye level height of a sitting Filipino

lectus

A Greek couch

Bachelor's Chest

A small low chest originating in the 18th century .; small wooden chest with three drawers

apron

The wooden panel connecting the surface and legs of a table or chair

Ormolu

Gilded bronze

Bullock , George

A highly esteemed Regency cabinetmaker

apron

A detailed lower structural panel skirt and rail profile that connects legs of furniture

Wassily chair

A chair designed for Kandinsky's quarters

dovetail

A type of joint connection of two perpendicular boards by interlocking their shaped edges

Charles of London

A style of sofa or chair with a low , rolled arm

Art Nouveau

A French style of flowing and nearly freeform shapes using elongated , shallow curved lines ending in a more whip like second curve .

settee

A long seat or bench with a back and arms seating two or more people ; medium - sized sofa or long bench

Pugin , Augustus

Designer and impassioned propagandist of the Gothic - Revival style

Etagere

A freestanding open cabinet with shelves for displaying accessories

Boulle

He was appointed as master cabinet maker by Louis XIV

cabriole

A decorative S - shaped chair or table leg that curves outward at the knee then tapers at the ankle and found on Queen Anne and Chippendale furniture

hoop

Common Windsor chair back

chevet

A chest

70 mm

The minimum distance between the hanging rod and the shelf above in a closet

120 bdft

Compute for the board feet : 6 pcs of 30" x 16" x 6" of wood

occasional

A generic term for small pieces like end and coffee tables

Thomas Afleck

18th century master cabinetmaker of Chippendale style

escabelle

Chair supported on trestles

Slipper

Which does not refer to a bed?

Slipper
sleigh
canopy
trundle

Baroque

A highly ornate European design style of the early 18th century , characterized by flowing and irregular lines .

bun foot

A flattened ball foot with slim ankle . Popular on chests or seating pieces in William and Mary period

brecamier

An elegant sofa or chaise popular in the Empire and Victorian eras , sometimes called fainting couches

cabriole

Legs which curve out from the seat & inward toward the foot in an S shape .

burl

Wood cut from a large , rounded growth on a tree

drklismos

A Greek couch

Parquet

Inlaid geometric patterns of wood ; used primaly in flooring .

Slipper chair

A low , armless upholstered chair , often with a skirt

Bergere

Which does not belong ?

Semainier
Bonnetiere
Bergere
Bureau

batikuling

Philippine local softwood used in the making of santos or icons

Wassily chair

A chair designed for Kandinsky's quarters

Pembroke table

A drop leaf table with leaves that drop almost to the floor

bibliotheque

A bookcase

Arts and Crafts

William Morris in England and America's Gustav Stickley are the best known proponents of the movement

Pop Art

People's art

dropleaf

A dining or occasional table with hinged leaves that can be lowered when not in use

Boss

A round or oval ornament applied to a surface

Lit en bateau

Boat - like bed

Mud steel

Iron with up tp 0.3 percent carbon

2300 mm

The average diameter of a 12 - seater circular dining

Murphy bed

A bed hinged to a wall

30" x 27 1/2" x 26 1/2"

The dimensions of LC2 by Le Corbusier

bonnet top

An enclosed hooded top , usually on a secretary or china cabinet

Cochois

Inventor of dual purpose and change about furniture such a chiffoniere which became a night table

beading

Decorative detail resembling a row of flattened beads

post

The vertical panel or strips of the chair frame

chaise

Side chair

piye

Vernacular term for foot

Love seat

A smaller , two - seat version of a sofa

Wassily chair

Model B3 chair

casegoods

Furniture designed to provide storage space

slipper

A short - legged high back chair intended for bedroom use

armoire

Which does not belong ?

chaise
tabouret
banquette
armoire

bombe

81. A low , baroque - style chest with bulging , convex sides ; outward swelling on commodes , bureaus , and armoires

stretcher

A horizontal brace in an H or X shape , often decorative , connecting the legs of a table or chair

dos-a-dos / vis-a-vis

Chair with two attached seats arranged so that they face in opposite directions

tanguile

The Philippine mahogany

diphros okladias

Greek x - stool

patera

Flat oval or circular ornament often decorated with segmented pattern or with acanthus leaves

paper mache

A material made from paper pulp , glue and chalk , which hardens after molding and baking

Fauteuil

Armchair with open arms

Bauhaus

A style of the 20th century design taking its name from the German school of architecture founded by Walter Gropius early in the century

dado

Paneling or other decortive treatment fixed on the lower half of the wall

marquetry

Decorative patterns made of inlays , usually applied on veneered surfaces

roundabout

A corner chair

Chesterfield

Sofa style with deep button tufting and large rolled arms

nomimal size

The size of wood before being planed down

pulgada

Vernacular term for inches

Thonet

Popularized the bentwood chair

confidante

3 seats attached as a single unit

cassone

A marriage chest

girandole

Wall sconce for candles , often mirrored

chamfered edge

A grooved , splayed , or beveled corner of post or molding