An apron is a wooden panel which connects the legs to the surface of a table or chair. They are also used at the base of cabinets and chests (aka Skirt).
Apron is an important element in identifying the style and historical period of a furniture. It also serves an important structural role by keeping the legs in constant contact/paralel and also transferring the weight equally to the connected legs. (Mi)
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Wood of apple tree has a pink brown colour and is a very hard wood. It’s used is mostly for small parts of furniture. Used in the 18th century for parts of the furniture such as the turnings. (Mi)
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In the rules of the United States customs, an antique must be an item before ‘1830’. However the term no longer only refers to old furniture. Antique can refer to items which are old, rare, unique or have sentimental value. Therefore the original value or the style of the item plays a big role, specially for collectors, as some items considered antique for one, based on nostalgia and sentimental value, can be considered as junk for the next.
When it comes to antique furniture, it can be described as copied (which implies new furniture built in the from and style of an antique style), repaired or restored. Each of these techniques puts a different value on the piece of the furniture depending on the method. (Mi)
Antiquing refers to the treatment or finish of wood to give it an antique look. The wood can be scratched, planed or worn out at the edges to have a distressed finish. The wood is also treated with acid or bleach to look worn and the paint has washes of dirt in order to be uneven and dull. (Mi)
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19th Century. Antimacassar is a small piece of cloth, placed on chair backs or sofas to protect and prevent the soiling of the permanent fabric. (Mi)
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Anthemion refers to a pattern design that consist of radiating pedals developed from honeysuckle or lotus palmetto formed by the ancient Greeks. (Mi)
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18th century. Angle bed is a bed that has a canopy, with only two pillars at the head of the bed. The canopy therefore only covers part of bed reaching all the way to the floor. (Mi)
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Sources and knowledge of ancient furniture are provided by the remains of the furniture, drawings and sketches from those periods. Some ancient furniture were found in the Egyptian tombs due to their belief in providing the dead everyday items. In fact Egypt provided most of the knowledge of ancient furniture and the motifs were used in different parts. In Greece and Rome, drawings and wall carvings as well as stone relics remained which continued to be used in architecture. (Mi)
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