Types of Furniture Components

Flashcards covering the various types of furniture feet, legs, and stretchers, along with their descriptions.

Ball-and-Claw Foot

A carved foot resembling an animal or bird's claw holding a ball.

Bear’s Claw Foot

A carved foot taken from the paw of a bear.

Bracket Foot

A support for case furniture made from two mitered brackets joined below the corners.

Bun Foot

A round, turned foot flattened at the top and bottom, similar to a ball foot.

Cabriole Leg

A double-curved furniture leg, prevalent in the 18th century.

Drake Foot

A carved foot with three or four prominent ribs on its upper surface.

Flemish Scroll Foot

A 17th-century carved foot characterized by two scrolls.

Lion’s-Paw Foot

A carved paw foot inspired by the paw of a lion.

Spanish Foot

A carved leg termination foot characterized by an inward-turning scroll.

Swing Leg

A table leg that pivots outward on a hinge to support a leaf.

X-Stretcher

A stretcher with two crossbars connecting front and rear legs, resembling an X.

Ogee Bracket Foot

A type of bracket foot with a profile resembling an s-curve.

Elephant-Trunk Leg

A short, heavy leg curved outward slightly at the top, typically used in Chinese furniture.

Melon Foot

A decorated bun foot incised with vertical lines resembling a melon.

Trumpet Leg

A leg that incorporates trumpet turning.

Arched Stretcher

A stretcher that bows upward adding decorative interest.

Double-Lyre Stretcher

An early 18th-century table stretcher with two lyre-shaped segments.

Cupped Leg

A turned leg with a cup-shaped turning.

Hoof Foot (aka Pied de Biche)

A carved foot in the form of an animal’s hoof.

Scroll Leg (aka Whorl Leg)

A carved leg shaped like a large letter S.