Meadow@ragu.meadow.cafe to Ask Lemmy@lemmy.worldEnglish · 2 months agoWhy does antique furniture usually have carved "feet"?ragu.meadow.cafeimagemessage-square116fedilinkarrow-up1344arrow-down16file-text
arrow-up1338arrow-down1imageWhy does antique furniture usually have carved "feet"?ragu.meadow.cafeMeadow@ragu.meadow.cafe to Ask Lemmy@lemmy.worldEnglish · 2 months agomessage-square116fedilinkfile-text
minus-squareCountVon@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up14·2 months agoI agree that stability, durability and ease of manufacture were the likely reasons.They probably weren’t intended to be seen as webbed feet though. More likely they’re meant to depict taloned claws clutching a sphere.
I agree that stability, durability and ease of manufacture were the likely reasons.They probably weren’t intended to be seen as webbed feet though. More likely they’re meant to depict taloned claws clutching a sphere.