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<p>[QUOTE="James Conrad, post: 953275, member: 5066"]Linenfold or Linen-Fold carving?</p><p>Another discussion on Gothic revival cabinets on another forum came up & i was searching on here for previous pics, reread this thread and HERE I AM! <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie32" alt=":cigar:" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" /></p><p>In any event, linenfold carving was on posters cab and here is what Wiki says ( i know, unreliable but, even a blind squirrel finds an acorn every now & then)</p><p>"<b>Linenfold</b> (or <b>linen fold</b>) is a simple style of <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Relief_carving" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Relief_carving" rel="nofollow">relief carving</a> used to decorate <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Frame_and_panel" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Frame_and_panel" rel="nofollow">wood panelling</a> with a design "imitating window tracery",<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Linenfold#cite_note-1" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Linenfold#cite_note-1" rel="nofollow">[1]</a> "imitating folded linen"<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Linenfold#cite_note-2" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Linenfold#cite_note-2" rel="nofollow">[2]</a> or "stiffly imitating folded material".<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Linenfold#cite_note-3" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Linenfold#cite_note-3" rel="nofollow">[3]</a> Originally from <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Flanders" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Flanders" rel="nofollow">Flanders</a>, the style became widespread across <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Northern_Europe" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Northern_Europe" rel="nofollow">Northern Europe</a> in the 14th to 16th centuries. The name was applied to the decorative style by <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Antiquarian" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Antiquarian" rel="nofollow">antiquarian</a> <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Connoisseur" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Connoisseur" rel="nofollow">connoisseurs</a> in the early 19th century; the contemporary name was apparently <i>lignum undulatum</i> (<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Latin" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Latin" rel="nofollow">Latin</a>: "wavy wood"), Nathaniel Lloyd pointed out.<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Linenfold#cite_note-4" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Linenfold#cite_note-4" rel="nofollow">[4]</a>"</p><p>I would add that Flanders is the Dutch speaking part of Belgium.</p><p>I would also note that linenfold carving is found on american & english chests as late as the 17th century, just sayin....</p><p>Linenfold Carving by Mary May, a nationally known carver based in Charleston SC</p><p>[ATTACH=full]203832[/ATTACH][/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="James Conrad, post: 953275, member: 5066"]Linenfold or Linen-Fold carving? Another discussion on Gothic revival cabinets on another forum came up & i was searching on here for previous pics, reread this thread and HERE I AM! :cigar: In any event, linenfold carving was on posters cab and here is what Wiki says ( i know, unreliable but, even a blind squirrel finds an acorn every now & then) "[B]Linenfold[/B] (or [B]linen fold[/B]) is a simple style of [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Relief_carving']relief carving[/URL] used to decorate [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Frame_and_panel']wood panelling[/URL] with a design "imitating window tracery",[URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Linenfold#cite_note-1'][1][/URL] "imitating folded linen"[URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Linenfold#cite_note-2'][2][/URL] or "stiffly imitating folded material".[URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Linenfold#cite_note-3'][3][/URL] Originally from [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Flanders']Flanders[/URL], the style became widespread across [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Northern_Europe']Northern Europe[/URL] in the 14th to 16th centuries. The name was applied to the decorative style by [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Antiquarian']antiquarian[/URL] [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Connoisseur']connoisseurs[/URL] in the early 19th century; the contemporary name was apparently [I]lignum undulatum[/I] ([URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Latin']Latin[/URL]: "wavy wood"), Nathaniel Lloyd pointed out.[URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Linenfold#cite_note-4'][4][/URL]" I would add that Flanders is the Dutch speaking part of Belgium. I would also note that linenfold carving is found on american & english chests as late as the 17th century, just sayin.... Linenfold Carving by Mary May, a nationally known carver based in Charleston SC [ATTACH=full]203832[/ATTACH][/QUOTE]
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