
Wooden Objects, which includes metal and marble topped items, might be finished with shellac or might be polychrome, with oil paint, lacquer, or jappan paints. Most have no upholstery at all, but some have needlepoint padded seat or leather additions, as in the rockers or the commode.
They can be found below:
- Tables (Dining Tables, Tiltop Tables, Pembroke Tables, Game Tables, and Side Tables)
- Cabinets / Credenzas / Linen Press
- Wardrobes / Mirrors
- Chests of Drawers
- Washstand / Commode
- Chests and Trunks
- Desks
- Teacarts
- Dining and Side Chairs
- Stools
- Oddities: Circus Ball, Statues, Bellow, and a Coffee Mill
More wooden objects may be located in our Mid-Century Modern pages, such as the Ant Table and Chairs by Arne Jacobsen. Berkey and Gay (has its own page), and several wooden rockers are listed Rockers under upholstered items.
Note about caring for your wooden objects, whether they are painted or shellacked:
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