The mantel is in the Adam style, with festoons of flowers and scrolls beneath the shelf, in applied ornaments, and long lines of the bell-flower, looped in graceful lines upon the panel. The chandelier is brass, of about 1850-1860. GLOSSARY OF TERMS USED IN CABINET WORK A =Acanthus.= The conventionalized leaf of the acanthus plant. =Anthemion.= A Greek form of ornament made from the conventionalized flower of the honeysuckle. =Apron.= The ornamental wooden piece extending between the legs of a table, below the body frame. =Applied ornament.= One which is carved or sawed separately and fastened upon the surface. =Armoire.= The French term for cupboard. B =Bail.= The part of a handle, in ring or hoop shape, which is taken hold of. =Bandy= or =Cabriole leg=. One which is made in a double curve. =Banister back.= A chair back made of vertical pieces of wood extending between an upper and lower rail. =Baroque.= A term applied to a style of extravagant over-ornamentation. =Bead= or =Beading=. A small convex moulding, sometimes divided and cut like beads. =Beaufat= or =Bowfatt=. A corner cupboard, extending to the floor. =Bergère.= A French chair with a very wide seat. =Bible box.= A box, usually of oak, for holding the Bible. =Block front.= A term applied to the front of a desk or chest of drawers, to indicate the blocked shape in which the drawer fronts are carved or sawed. =Bombé.= Kettle-shaped. =Bonnet top.= A top made with a broken arch or pediment. =Bracket.= The piece of wood of bracket shape, used in the angle made by the top and the leg. =Bracket foot.= A foot in bracket form. =Broken arch= or =Pediment=. One in which the cornice is not complete, but lacks the central section. =Buffet.= A sideboard, or piece of furniture used as a sideboard. =Buhl.= A form of inlaying engraved brass upon a thin layer of tortoise shell, over a colored background. Named from its inventor, Buhl, or Boulle. =Bureau.= In early time, and even now in England, a desk with a slanting lid. Now used chiefly to indicate a chest of drawers. =Bureau-table.= A small chest of drawers made like a desk, but with a flat top. =Butterfly table.= A small table with turned legs and stretchers and drop leaves, which are held up by swinging brackets with the outer edge curved like a butterfly wing. C =Cabinet.= The interior of a desk, fitted with drawers and compartments. =Cabriole leg.= Bandy leg, curved or bent. =Capital.= The upper part of a column or pillar. =Carcase.= The main body of a piece of furniture. =Cellaret.= A low, metal-lined piece of furniture, sometimes with the interior divided into sections, used as a wine cooler. =Chaise longue.= The French term for a day bed or couch. =Chamfer.= A corner cut off, so as to form a flat surface with two angles. =Claw-and-ball foot.= The termination of a leg with a ball held in a claw, usually that of a bird.