Meadow@ragu.meadow.cafe to Ask Lemmy@lemmy.worldEnglish · 6 days agoWhy does antique furniture usually have carved "feet"?ragu.meadow.cafeimagemessage-square116fedilinkarrow-up1343arrow-down16file-text
arrow-up1337arrow-down1imageWhy does antique furniture usually have carved "feet"?ragu.meadow.cafeMeadow@ragu.meadow.cafe to Ask Lemmy@lemmy.worldEnglish · 6 days agomessage-square116fedilinkfile-text
minus-squareuienia@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up5·edit-24 days agoThe claw clutching a pearl is just one variant of countless others. We have furniture from ancient Egypt and Rome which has legs carved as animal feet, so it is not a tradition that stems from the British via China.
The claw clutching a pearl is just one variant of countless others. We have furniture from ancient Egypt and Rome which has legs carved as animal feet, so it is not a tradition that stems from the British via China.