ball and claw foot

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20:26 Aug 4, 2009
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Art/Literary - Furniture / Household Appliances
Additional field(s): Architecture, Art, Arts & Crafts, Painting
English term or phrase: ball and claw foot
Definition from Traditional Enterprises, LLC:
A carved foot motif that resembling a ball or egg held in an eagle, crane, dragon or lion's claw. Most associated with 18th-century American and English furniture, the ball and claw foot's origins were in China as the dragon claw clutching a pearl, crystal ball or jewel.

Example sentence(s):
  • Ball and claw feet are the most familiar kind of traditional style bath foot. The foot consists of a claw or talon in relief grasping a ball which rests on the floor. Ball and claw feet vary greatly in the amount of detail and may be more or less ornate. buzzle.com
  • This is a very rare small foot stool. It is 10 1/2 in diameter and 5 tall. This is the way I purchased it, but I am sure at one time it probably had a rounded dome top cushion. The excellent cast ball and claw feet are in great condition. Scripps Networks, Inc.
  • Alastair A. Stair takes you on a journey across cultures in this history of the ball-and-claw foot and its regional variations, in terms of how the muscles are carved, how the claw is angled or curved, and the overall tension shown in the piece. The Tauton Press
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5bentuk kaki bola dan cakar
Rosmeilan Siagian


  

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bentuk kaki bola dan cakar


Definition from Traditional Enterprises, LLC:
Bentuk kaki dengan ukiran menyerupai bola atau telur yang dicengkeram dalam cakar elang, bangau, naga atau singa. Paling dihubungkan dengan furnitur Amerika dan Inggris abad 18, bentuk kaki bola dan cakar berasal dari Cina dengan cakar naga menggenggam mutiara, bola kristal atau permata.

Example sentence(s):
  • Bentuk kaki bola dan cakar adalah jenis kaki penangas tradisional. Kaki tersebut memiliki cakar atau kuku dengan ukiran timbul yang mencengkeram sebuah bola di lantai. Detail kaki bola dan cakar sangat bervariasi dan dapat memiliki banyak atau sedikit hiasan. - buzzle.com  
  • Alastair A. Stair membawa anda pada perjalanan melintasi budaya dalam sejarah bentuk kaki bola dan cakar ini dan variasi lokalnya, mengenai bagaimana uratnya diukir, bagaimana cakarnya dilengkungkan atau dikelukkan, dan seluruh ketegangan ditunjukkan pada karya tersebut. - The Tauton Press  

Explanation:
Desain kaki bola dan cakar diperkirakan berasal dari Cina dengan cakar naga menggenggam mutiara, tetapi pada pertengahan abad 18, motif tersebut menjadi sangat dikaitkan dengan gaya furnitur Chippendale.
Rosmeilan Siagian
Indonesia
Local time: 20:35
Native speaker of: Native in IndonesianIndonesian
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