Work adorned with frets; ornamental openwork or work in relief, esp. when elaborate and minute in its parts. Hence, any minute play of light and shade, dark and light, or the like.
An ornamental band with a geometric pattern.
Intricate, decoratively-shaped wood or MDF. Gilding: The art of applying gold paint or gold leaf to furniture or a wooden frame.
framework consisting of an ornamental design made of strips of wood or metal
The geometric patterned tracery or muntins of glazed doors.
A greek geometric band or border motif, consisting of interlacing lines. Gallery top: A miniature railing placed along the edge of a shelf or table top. Husks: Refers to the stringing of the outer coverings of various fruits or vegetables, such as corn. Knee: Refers to the convexed or rounded out area of a cabriole leg. Ladder back: A chair having a ladder effect produced by the use of a series of horizontal back rails in place of a splat. Marlborough form: A heavy, straightgrooved furniture leg, with a block as a foot.
Apattern of interlaced, geometric openwork decoration, usually cut in thin timber by means of a fret-saw, and sometimes made of metal
It refers to woodcarving done for ornamentation on Chippendale-style furniture.
Decorative perforated and carved timber. (Often bargeboards, valance, brackets and screens).
1 Geometric, trellis-like pattern of intersecting vertical and horizontal lines repeated to form a continuous band. 2 The technique of cutting thin pieces of wood with a fine-bladed saw (fret saw) to form shapes or patterns. The fretwork pattern might be left open, as on table galleries, or blind, in which the fretwork is carved upon or applied to a solid surface and cannot be seen through. It is sometimes seen backed by fabric such as pleated silk, as on a decorative panel on a door or a cupboard. See cut-card work.
Ornamental and decorative three-dimensional wood accent. G-J
carved wood ornamentation consisting of short intersecting lines in geometric patterns resembling a lattice. A favored accent of Chippendale.
Ornamental carving or fancywork.
Open or pierced wood carving with an oriental influence, used as a decorative element in Chippendale and Chippendale-style furnishings.
ornamental carving, often interlaced or pierced in appearance
Similar to filigree however fretwork can either be carved into timber or cast in metals. Often used as trim under veranda lintel/soffits. In the context of interiors it’s a series of geometric designs carved into timber. Fretwork can be either open or on a backing, called a blind. This is often a contrasting colour or word to exaggerate the detail.
ornamented openwork or carving consisting largely of intersecting lines
Ornamental woodwork, cut into a pattern, often elaborate.
An open or pierced woodcarving with an oriental influence, primarily used as a decorative element in Chippendale-style furniture.
The interlaced decorative design that is either perforated or carved in low relief on a solid background. Most fretwork patterns are geometric in design. The term is also used to indicate the tracery on glazed windows and doors.
Open or pierced woodcarving, either perforated or cut in low relief on a solid ground, usually bearing geometric patterns. The tracery of glazed doors and windows.
1) Interlaced decorative trim on furniture, either pierced or cut in low relief (usually in geometric patterns) 2) Tracery on glazed doors and windows. See also Openwork.
An ornamental open or pierced woodcarving on furniture pieces.
An ornamental pattern of small, straight bars which intersect or join together at right angles, forming a regular, repetitive design.
Fretwork is an interlaced decorative design that is either carved in low relief on a solid background, or cut out with a fretsaw, jigsaw or scrollsaw. Most fretwork patterns are geometric in design. The materials most commonly used are wood and metal.
