TERMS OF UPPER CANADA
Backsplat - Central vertical member in the back of a chair
Bosses - Small rounded ornaments used in metal or wood
Cricket table - A small three-legged table
Drugget - Inexpensive woven carpet
Feather painting - Use of a feather to create elaborate imitation wood grain
Fustic - Yellow dye made from West Indian mulberry wood
Ironstone - Hard white pottery, often also called graniteware
Linsey-woolsey - Fabric made from linen and wool, used in making winter sheets
Muntin bars - Dividing bars in window frames that hold panes of glass
Palliasse - Mattress made of old quilts
Patera - Rounded disc decoration
Press - A tall cupboard for storing linen, clothes and kitchen utensils
Tester - A framework for bed curtains
Trompe l'oeil A painting that creates the illusion of reality
Settle - A high-backed bench often placed at right angles to a fireplace
Vermilion - Bright red colour made by grinding cinnabar
What-not - An ornamental open shelf
Zommo A small bedside stand made to contain a chamber pot
| You Will Need | ||
| Part | Size | Qty. |
| Back Middle | 3/4" x 9" x 26 1/2" | 1 |
| Back Sides | 3/4" x 3" x 8" | 2 |
| Shelf | 3/4" x 5" x 15" | 1 |
| Moulding | 1 1/8" x 3" x 30" | 1 |
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