Terms

Delftware or Delft pottery, also known as Delft Blue, is blue and white pottery made in and around Delft in the Netherlands, and the tin-glazed pottery made in the Netherlands from the 16th century.

ASSOCIATED CONTENT CHUNKS (list applicable note links)

The Federal style of furniture refers to a movement in America that flourished from around 1785 to 1820, based on the revival of Roman architectural styles in the design of government buildings. The movement, endorsed by Thomas Jefferson and Benjamin Latrobe, was driven by the metaphorical concept of the United States as analogous to the Roman Republic in its grandeur and political philosophy.

Chippendale refers to a style of English furniture produced in the 1750s and 1760s based on the designs of London cabinetmaker Thomas Chippendale (1718-1779). It is best characterized by openwork and ornamental carving in a style reminiscent of Rococo. In 1754, Chippendale produced the design book, The Gentleman and Cabinet-Maker’s Director.

Mortise and tenon joints are two pieces of wood connecting where a projecting tongue (tenon) of one piece is made to fit into the corresponding cutout (mortise) in the other piece.

A stretcher consists of horizontal members connecting and supporting the legs of furniture.