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Furniture glossary term of the Day:
ÉTAGÈRE - A series of open shelves supported by slender columns and used to display curios.
FAUTEUIL - Upholstered armchair, originally French, with open sides (see bergère).
FEDERAL - American furniture style from 1780, following the Revolution, to 1830. It began by echoing and often amalgamating the neoclassical styles of such English masters as Adam, Hepplewhite, and Sheraton, and later took on influences from France. Duncan Phyfe is among its most notable craftsmen. It is refined and rectilinear, often with veneering and inlay. Brass feet and casters and brass-ring drawer and door pulls are common on casegoods.