Definition: one of the most basic furniture foot examples named for its resemblance to a bracket; usually has a mitered corner embellishment; variations include the plain bracket foot (as shown here) and the scrolled bracket foot with a curved outside edge; often incorporated in Hepplewhite and Sheraton furniture styles
Also Known As: console leg
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Jonathan wasn't aware that a bracket foot and a console leg refer to the same type of construction in antique furniture.
