The practical book of period furniture, treating of furniture of the English, American colonial and post-colonial and principal French periods . , p. 148). 3. Kibband-backed (Key VI, 3). 4. Gothic-pillar, bar, or tracery-backed (Key VI, 5). 5. Fret-backed (Key VI, 7 and 8). 6. Ladder-backed (Key VI, 4 and 6). 7. Square-backed (Key VI, 8, and VII, 4). Top Rails must also be carefully considered in con-nexion with backs and may be classified as: I. Cupids-bow (Key VI, 6 and 7; Fig. 2, B, andPlate XVI, p. 160). II. Swept whorl (Key VI, 1). III. An intermediate form between Cupids-bow and serpenti
The practical book of period furniture, treating of furniture of the English, American colonial and post-colonial and principal French periods . , p. 148). 3. Kibband-backed (Key VI, 3). 4. Gothic-pillar, bar, or tracery-backed (Key VI, 5). 5. Fret-backed (Key VI, 7 and 8). 6. Ladder-backed (Key VI, 4 and 6). 7. Square-backed (Key VI, 8, and VII, 4). Top Rails must also be carefully considered in con-nexion with backs and may be classified as: I. Cupids-bow (Key VI, 6 and 7; Fig. 2, B, andPlate XVI, p. 160). II. Swept whorl (Key VI, 1). III. An intermediate form between Cupids-bow and serpentine found only on the early square orflat-hooped backs (Plate XIV, p. 148). CHIPPENDALE 157 IV. Straight, found on square upholstered, Chinese,and fretted backs (Key VI, 8, and VII, 4). V. Arched, found on square upholstered backs (KeyVI, 2, and VII, 2). VI. Serpentine, found on ladder backs (Key VI, 4). VII. High arched or triple arched, found on Gothicand a few fretted backs. 1. In the splat-backed chairs, splats are (a) of inter-laced strapping (Fig. 2, A), either flat (Fig. 3, B) orbeaded and carved (Fig. 2, C, and Fig 4; Plate XVI, Fig. 2. A, Interlaced Strap Splat; B, Ladder Back Pierced; C, Pillared Splat. 160); (b) vertically pierced (Key VI, 1); (c) pierced insundry patterns in which C scroll, singly or in com-bination (Plate XIV, p. 148), and various Gothic motifsplayed a prominent part (Key VI, 5, 7, 9; VII, 3; PlateXVI, p. 160); (d) fretted (Key VI, 7 and 8); (e) pil-lared or barred (Fig. 2, C). In all their subdivisions splat backs occur both flatand carved. 2. Square or flat-hooped backs (Plate XIV, p. 148)are found only in early chairs of pre-Director style,and present a transitional form between the QueenAnne-Early Georgian hooped back, and the back withCupids-bow top rail. The upper part of the back 158 PRACTICAL BOOK OF PERIOD FURNITURE is usually broader than in the hooped backs of preced-ing period. Rarely made after 1750. In some instancesthe uprights of
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