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Definitions terms of antiques or collectables, some are quite common and some not so common. Definitions are from various sources.
A convex molding with an alternating design resembling an egg and a dart
To raise decorations in relief from a surface.
Shaped surface on which armorial bearings are displayed; also a decorative brass plate about a keyhole. This protects the edges of the keyhole.
Tin-glazed earthenware, similar to majolica by made in France and Germany.
Predominantly rose hued enamel decoration on 18th and 19th century Oriental export porcelain.
Predominantly green hued enamel decoration
The violin shaped solid splat of a chair, a characteristic of the Queen Anne style.
Delicate and intricate ornamental work of silver or gold.
A device used as a terminal ornament or a piece that tops a piece of furniture.
A reversed C or Florid S-Scroll, commonly used on the stretchers and chair lets of the William and Mary period.
A stylized three-petal design representing a lily.
Glass of a heavy, brilliant quality containing lead; also called lead glass or crystal
A series of half-round parallel furrows or channels carved into the surface of a piece of wood.
A border design incorporating leaves.
A rim on which a plate, saucer, cup, or bowl rests.
Early term for long bench or stool.
Spots of discoloration on paper
Term used for Pennsylvania German hand-lettered illustrated manuscripts and drawings.
Glass blown without molds, given from by the use of hand tools.
silver plate over brass.
An ornamental design resembling latticework, either applied, free standing, or cut in low relief; popular in the Chippendale period.
Traditional Dutch carving of simple geometric patterns named for Friesland, a province of the Netherlands
In architecture, the flat central division between the cornice and architrave of an entablature; also, a decorative ban extending horizontally around the wall of a room.
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