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Characteristics of the Rococo Revival style are the
- C-curves
- S-curves
- cabriole legs
- cartouches
- apronwork
- roseflowers and leaves.
This
etagere or what-not has all of those characteristics. There are carved
roses and leaves in the cartouche at the top. The sides of the heart-shaped
cartouche meet at the top as a scroll.
Each long leg that holds the shelves up is a serpentine curve. Finials
top the two front legs. A drawer under the third shelf has its front carved
to form an apron.
The gallery pieces (the vertical back) of each shelf are scroll-carved
cartouches and tracery.
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Copyright © 2000 Illinois State Museum Society
