Pad Feet (Dutch foot or Club Foot)
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Pad Feet are rounded flat pads or disks at the end of furniture legs. Pad feet are sometimes at the end of a cabriole leg on furniture.
[edit] Where pad feet can be seen
Pad feet can be on tables, chairs, and some early sofas.
[edit] History
Pad feet were first seen in the French and Italian Renaissance periods and have been widely used ever since. You can still see pad feet on some classical furniture.
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