split spindle

American

noun

Furniture.

a turned piece halved lengthwise for use as applied ornament, as on a chest or cupboard, or as part of a chair back or the like.

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The split spindle ornament was much used on furniture of the period.

From Furnishing the Home of Good Taste A Brief Sketch of the Period Styles in Interior Decoration with Suggestions as to Their Employment in the Homes of Today by Throop, Lucy Abbot

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