Antique Furniture Terms Explained
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- Quarter-fan inlay: Quarter-circle motif, often with lines radiating from what would be the center of the circle. Favorite motif on Federal furniture.
- Quartering: A means of obtaining a formal pattern in wood figure by taking four consecutively cut pieces of veneer, which have identical figuring, and setting them in opposing senses to give a mirrored pattern effect. Used in the walnut period 1680-1730 for tops of tables, chests and door fronts.
