The practical book of period furniture, treating of furniture of the English, American colonial and post-colonial and principal French periods . ss simi-lar, that may be recognised in general characteristicsalready mentioned. The Phyfe sofas have legs of thecurule pattern (Fig. 3, Plate XL, p. 290), often withbrass-mounted claw feet (Fig. 5). The ends are curvedover in Greek manner and the top rails are straight androlled over (Fig. 3). The proportions are much moregraceful than those of the other sofas. There were alsomany caned settees and couches made, the frames beingpainted a ground colou
The practical book of period furniture, treating of furniture of the English, American colonial and post-colonial and principal French periods . ss simi-lar, that may be recognised in general characteristicsalready mentioned. The Phyfe sofas have legs of thecurule pattern (Fig. 3, Plate XL, p. 290), often withbrass-mounted claw feet (Fig. 5). The ends are curvedover in Greek manner and the top rails are straight androlled over (Fig. 3). The proportions are much moregraceful than those of the other sofas. There were alsomany caned settees and couches made, the frames beingpainted a ground colour and adorned with gilt stripingand black lining, the gilding at the ends and at scrollpieces being worked into the anthemion motif (KeyXVI, 4). AMERICAN EMPIRE 293 BEDSTEADS In America during the Empire period four-postedbedsteads continued to be used and pillars were ofbulky dimensions and heavily carved. The bases of theposts were straight and turned (Key XVI, 5; Fig. 1,G, H, I and K), the upper parts were carved with spiralacanthus, plain spirals (Fig. 1, H)y or other spiral folia-tions or floriations (Fig. 1, G) or the acanthus motif. Fig. 4. Gondola or Sleigh Bed. alone without any spiral treatment was used (Key XVI,5; Fig. 1, K). Then again, the criss-cross diaperingsof the pineapple (Fig. 1, F) played an important partin the decorative motif for these impressive bedsteads rarely had foot-boards, but had lowhead-boards. Another type of bedstead had the posts pollardedand terminated with a pineapple motif (Fig. 1, F).Then again, the beds of the gondola or sleigh type(Fig. 4) or the beds with straight head-boards andfoot-boards were used. 294 PRACTICAL BOOK OF PERIOD FURNITURE TABLES Dining-tables in the Empire period were usuallymade with square ends and were of the extension type,having drop leaves and other leaves which could be in-serted on pedestal tables (Key XVII, 3, and Fig. 5).It was not an uncommon thing on the occasion of largefamily dinners when
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