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oak Timber that is heavy, pale and hard. It darkens
to a darker rich brown as it ages and is polished. It
was used as the main furniture making wood during
the medieval period and up until circa 1660. This period
can sometimes be referred to as the 'Age of oak.'
Tending to be heavy, solid and fairly simple in design.
From the 1660's the timber was mainly used for
provincial furniture and for carcass work and drawer
linings.
obelisk A four-sided, tall shaft, normally tapering and
monolithic and rises to a pyramidal point.
obi A wide waistband or sash used to hold a kimono
in place and is part of a Japanese national dress.
objects of vertu An English phrase translated roughly
as 'precious objects' for small luxury items in silver,
gold or porcelain and usually decorated with precious
stones, enamel and lacquer. Snuffboxes, and seals are
examples of popular objects of vertu in the 17th - 19th
Century.
Obsidian A natural produced glass by volcanic action.
Normally black and can be cut and polished and used
as a gemstone.
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