The practical book of period furniture, treating of furniture of the English, American colonial and post-colonial and principal French periods . 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 PER
The practical book of period furniture, treating of furniture of the English, American colonial and post-colonial and principal French periods . 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 an unusually long table was re-quired to have several pedestal tables put at the ends ofthe drop-leaf tables that formed companion pieces. Centre tables came into vogue at this time and wereordinarily circular in shape and usually supported on. Fig. 5. Pedestal Courtesy of Wilson Mitchell, Esq., Philadelphia. 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-st
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