Furniture of the Olden Time

by Frances Clary Morse

Rail. The horizontal pieces across a frame or panel.

Reeding. Parallel convex groovings.

Ribband or Ribbon-back. A chair back of the Chippendale period, with the back formed of carved ribbon forms.

Rococo. A name derived from two words, rock and shell—applied to a style of ornamentation chiefly composed of scrolls and shells, used in irregular forms, often carried to extremes.

Roundabout or Corner chair. An arm-chair, the back of which extends around two sides, leaving two sides and a corner in front.

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Scroll-top. A top made of two curves broken at the center, a bonnet top.

Secretary. A desk with a top enclosed by doors, with shelves and compartments behind them.

Serpentine or Yoke front. A term applied to drawer fronts sawed or carved in a double curve.