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Record 1 1984-07-13

English

Subject field(s)
  • Antique Furniture (Museums and Heritage)
  • Wood Furniture Manufacture
DEF

In cabinet work ... a type of undulating curve.

OBS

It is composed of a convex curve in the center and a concave curve at each end. It is the opposite of the so-called oxbow or yoke-front. Serpentine curves figured prominently in the Rococo style.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Meubles anciens (Muséologie et Patrimoine)
  • Fabrication des meubles en bois
CONT

serpentine : Terme anglais pour désigner la ligne ondulante (une courbe convexe entre deux courbes concaves) que dessine la façade des commodes et des armoires françaises et anglaises des années 1750.

Spanish

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