These pieces are very simple and often rough in design. This charming style is still very popular today. Noted pieces include wagon seat twin chairs, sinks without plumbing, cupboards and cobbler s benches. Woods primarily used included ash, hickory, maple, black walnut and pine. Pieces of this period were usually painted black or in primary colors.
Term applies to dyes derived from coal tar, which are used to color fabrics and leather.
The wooden panel connecting the surface and legs of a table or chair. Seating that has both a backrest and armrests. Characteristics include rounded fronts, wood furniture with chrome hardware and, or, glass tops. Extreme modernistic French style of design starting at the Paris Exposition in 1925, this style is characterized by straight lines, angles and geometric decorations. Decorative style developed in France between 1890 and 1910.