The practical book of period furniture, treating of furniture of the English, American colonial and post-colonial and principal French periods . elphia. highly ornate pedestals (Figs. 5 and 6; Plate XXXIX,p. 286) rising from a plinth that in turn was supportedon winged claw feet (Plate XXXIX, p. 286). Many ofthese pedestal tables were rectangular and some haddouble tops which could be opened out or turned upagainst the wall (Fig. 5). Bases were often ornatelycarved and exhibited some beautiful specimens of thewood-carvers art. The sofa tables, of which beautifulspecimens were made by Phyfe, we
The practical book of period furniture, treating of furniture of the English, American colonial and post-colonial and principal French periods . elphia. highly ornate pedestals (Figs. 5 and 6; Plate XXXIX,p. 286) rising from a plinth that in turn was supportedon winged claw feet (Plate XXXIX, p. 286). Many ofthese pedestal tables were rectangular and some haddouble tops which could be opened out or turned upagainst the wall (Fig. 5). Bases were often ornatelycarved and exhibited some beautiful specimens of thewood-carvers art. The sofa tables, of which beautifulspecimens were made by Phyfe, were oblong and hadnarrow drop leaves at both sides. The ends were usuallysupported by some variation of the lyre motif, risingfrom outward-spread, curule legs with brass-mounted AMERICAN EMPIRE 295 feet (Key XVII, 4). Phyfe, more than any of the otherAmerican makers, retained the custom of using brassmounts on his furniture. Work-stands were made bothsquare and with polygonal ends and were supportedeither on pedestals or on four legs, the pedestal, asin the case of other tables, rising from a plinth or fromfour curule-shaped legs (Fig. 6).. Fig. 6. Pedestal Drop-Leaf Courtesy of Wilson Mitchell, Esq., Philadelphia. Pier tables of elaborate pattern supported on pillarsor dolphin-shaped supports (cf. Supports in PlateXXXIX, p. 286) were considered extremely elegant andwere often adorned in the back part with mirrors. CHESTS OF DRAWERS Chests of drawers were no longer made in two sec-tions but were slightly higher than those of the preced-ing period, usually being four drawers instead of threedrawers in depth. In many of these chests the deepupper drawer had a pull-down front supported on quad-rants and was used as a writing desk. The fronts werealways straight. BUREAUX The modern bureau began its existence in the Em-pire period, when permanent mirrors supported be- 296 PRACTICAL BOOK OF PERIOD FURNITURE tween upright posts (Fig. 1, A) were permanentlyattached to what had
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