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| MAIN GLOSSARY | GLOSSARY OF wood | A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z TABOURET The French name for upholstered footstools or benches. TERM A vertical pedestal that is tapered towards the bottom surmounted by a bust or figure. TETE-A-TETE Small two-seat sofa of the 19th century in which two seats face in opposite directions forming an S-curve. TOLE A lacquered or enameled metal-ware made with tin or white metal, usually elaborately painted and sometimes gilded. Most often tin ware which has been decorated by means of japanning. TONGUE & GROOVE A joint made of cutting a groove into a piece of wood which fits the projecting Tongue from another. TORCHERE A tall floor stand sometimes with a bowl-shaped top part for holding candles or later electric lights which were highly ornamented with wood carving, gilding or iron work. TORTOISESHELL The horny, translucent, mottled plates covering the carapace of the tropical hawksbill turtle. The plates, too thin for most purposes in their original form, are usually built up in layers that are molded or compressed after the surfaces have been heated; thus, a firm union is effected after re-solidification. Inlays can be imbedded in the shell with a hot iron. Tortoiseshell has been used in veneering since ancient times; its chief use in the 18th and 19th Century was in the manufacture of toilet articles and decorative objects. It was imitated in products of celluloid and horn, but the laminated structure of most genuine work aids in identifying the real shell. TREK The outline of figures, foliage and the like on Dutch delftware which was then filled in with washes of color. TRESTLE TABLE Originally, all tables were loose boards placed across trestles or horses. The trestle form survived and is distinguished from the four-legged or pedestal table. TRIGLYPH Originally used in Doric friezes it is the projecting block with two grooves running down the center and two half grooves along the outer edges. TRIPOD A three-footed base. TRIPOD TABLE A table supported by a stem raised on three legs. TROMPE L? OEIL A technique of decorative painting that creates an illusion of perspective or three-dimensional character to a two-dimensional surface such as the celebrated Italian Frescos of Tiepolo in 18th century Venice. TRUMEAU In modern French usage any mirror above a mantel, between windows or a console with a frame of high quality, the top panel painted decoratively. A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z  |
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