English term for straight or tapering square legs, sometimes with a plinth foot. Used on American furniture from the mid-18th century, often with the inside edge chamfered. DDA
AAT
300040858
legs, Marlboro
legs, Marlborough
legs, rectangular
legs, square
legs, straight
Marlboro legs
rectangular legs
square legs (Marlborough legs)
straight legs
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