Illustrated FURNITURE Glossary
Illustrated FURNITURE Glossary
Splay
A bevel or chamfer. A surface that is spread out or set at a slant. A large chamfer or diagonal surface formed by cutting away an angle of a wall.
A shortened form of the word "display."
See also: breakfront ...architecture: splayed lintel
- Illustration: Splay front: Pilgrim style court cupboard - Saturn Club
- Splay legs: Reproduction Duncan Phyfe dining table - Edward Harvey House
- Splay legs: Custom dining table - Kittinger Furniture Company
- Splay legs: Klismos chair with rear splay legs - Metropolitan Museum of Art
- Splay feet: Federal washstand - Fairmount Park Woodford House, Philadelphia
- Splay legs: Renaissance Revival style vase or lamp stand - Hoover House. Amherst Museum
