Foot (furniture)

A foot is the floor level termination of furniture legs. ^[1] Legless furniture may be slightly raised off of the floor by their feet.

Types of feet

The types of feet include:

• Ball foot
• Bracket foot
• Bun foot
• Cabriole bracket
• Claw-and-ball
• Cloven foot
• Club foot, also known as a duck, Dutch, or pad foot ^[2]
• French foot
• Hoof foot
• Leaf scroll foot
• Lion's paw foot
• Paw foot
• Scrolled foot
• Splayed foot
• Stump foot
• Turn foot

Types of leg

• See also: Cabriole leg
• See also: Pedestal chair
• See also: Table (furniture) § Pedestal tables

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  Ball feet
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  Bracket foot base
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  19th century bracket feet
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  Bun feet
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  Claw foot
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  Claw-and-ball foot
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  Claw and ball feet
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  Cabriole legs with claw-and-ball feet
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  Cloven feet
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  Club feet
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  French feet
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  Lion's paw foot and acanthus leaf scroll
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  Lion's feet
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  Scrolled foot
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  Scrolled feet
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  Scrolled feet
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  Splayed feet
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  Turned foot
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  Turned foot
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  Turned foot

References

1. Gloag, John (2009). A Short Dictionary of Furniture. p. 259. ISBN   978-1-4446-2040-5.
2. John Gloag (2009). "club foot". A Short Dictionary of Furniture. READ BOOKS. ISBN   978-1-4446-2040-5.