Glossary of Terms,
Antique Furniture
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Imbrication:
Decoration having regularly overlapping tiles, shingles, scales, etc.
In The White:
Any cabinetwork or
woodwork in the raw state, before the wood is finished.
Incised Ornament:
Deeply cut engraved or carved, the entire being cut into the surface rather than
raised from it.
Inlay:
A design made in wood by intersecting flush with the surface pieces of
contrasting wood or other materials such as ivory and mother-of-pearl.
Intaglio: Design carved or cut below
the surface of a material;
opposite of cameo.
Intarsia:
Form of wood inlay, especially of other materials, such as ivory and metal,
derived from Oriental ivory inlays.
Interrupted Arch:
Arched pediment, the center or top part is cut away.
Inverted cup:
Turning profile of cup shape typical of Jacobean and later work.
Ionic:
Greek and Roman order of architecture, distinguished by double voluted capital.
Italian Provincial:
A coined style erroneously believed to have originated in the provinces of
Italy. Actually simplified versions of French and Italian Directoire furniture.
