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CROMWELLIAN
of or relating to or in the manner of Oliver Cromwell
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(often Welsh Dresser) A two-part country piece. The top consisting of shelves for storage and display of plates and other dishes; the lower part with drawers and sometimes doors. Besides being used fo ... read
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a person who lived during the reign of Elizabeth I; William Shakespeare was an Elizabethan. Also refers to Elizabethab carved oak four poster bed, or Elizabethan oak bed.
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regularly marked by alternating ridges and groove-like depressions. Often found on oak refectory tables and carved oak refectory tables, along the rails of the refectory table.
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The period in England from the early to late eighteenth century under the reign of three successive King George's. As the century progressed, the style got lighter and lighter in terms of colours ... read
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Relating to an architectural style prevalent in western Europe from the 12th through the 15th century characterized by pointed arches, rib vaulting, and a developing emphasis on verticality and the im ... read
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Early 17th century English furniture with a medieval appearance and dark finish. Furniture from this period can be extremely simple or covered with carvings.
From the Latin Jacobus, James. General te ... read
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Woven fabrics manufactured by using the Jacquard attachment on the loom. This attachment provides versatility in designs and permits individual control of each of the warp yarns. Thus, fabrics of almo ... read
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A member of the Chivalry who chose to swear fealty to the Crown. Both men and women have become Knights. Address a man as Sir (Firstname) or Sir Knight. At this writing the feminine usage is not firml ... read
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The basic frame used for weaving. Two horizontal beams are used to tie the vertical warps and hold them tightly in place. Looms can be either horizontal or vertical. Horizontal looms are small, used f ... read
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a pullout arm used to support the hinged fall of a oak bureau
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Decoration (panel, overlay, motif, etc.) shaped like a half-moon. Often found on oak refectory tables and carved reproduction oak refectory tables
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Hard wood evergreen tree. The oaks have alternate leaves, often variously lobed, and staminate flowers in catkins. The fruit is a smooth nut, called an acorn, which is more or less inclosed in a scal ... read
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Any of numerous silver-gray alloys of tin with various amounts of antimony, copper, and sometimes lead, used widely for fine kitchen utensils and tableware. ... read
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a large shallow dish used for serving food. Would be pewter in origin and usually served from an oak dresser or oak server. many platters were made from pewter.
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framework for holding objects. Oak dressers all have racks for keeping Pewter plates or pewter jugs. Normally made from oak.
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The horizontal members of framed furniture, e.g., the long sidepieces of beds or the side framing in casework.
An oak carved refectory table has rails as does an oak moulded refectory table or plain ... read
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Long, narrow table named after the refectory (dining room) of the monks in of the Middle Ages, in which it was first used.
A refectory table was usually made from oak, hence Oak refectory table. See ... read
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The act of reproducing or the condition or process of being reproduced. ... read
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a long wooden bench with a back, normally made from oak and sometimes carved with stylised plants and lunette carving.
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A horizontal brace in an H or X shape, often decorative, connecting the legs of a table or chair.
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A heavy, often hand-woven, ribbed fabric, featuring an elaborate design depicting a historical or current pictorial display. The weft-faced fabric design is made by using colored filling yarns, only i ... read
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Authentic Sites use thawte SSL Web Server Certificates to offer secure communications by encrypting all data to and from the site. ... read
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Originally, all tables were merely loose boards placed upon trestles or sawhorses. The trestle form (as distinguished from the four-legged or pedestal table) has survived, and now appears as a long, n ... read
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A reference to the period in England during which the ruling monarchs came from the Tudor family (1485-1603). Tudor was the name of a Welshman, Owen Tudor, born in the 1400s. His line became the rulin ... read
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