What is swept foot, swept neck means ?
I am studying silver antiques recently. I saw one introduction has this sentence:

The bulbous, swept knopped style body has a swept neck.

The claret jug has a circular swept foot.

Would you tell me what is mean by "swept" here? What is a swept neck, swept foot?

Thanks a lot!

NeonBeacon, thank you for your answer, but I still can't get it, how does the action of sweep relate to the wave and circular shape?

Question

What is swept foot, swept neck means ?
I am studying silver antiques recently.  I saw one introduction has this sentence:

The bulbous, swept knopped style body has a swept neck.
 
The claret jug has a circular swept foot.
 
Would you tell me what is mean by "swept" here? What is a swept neck, swept foot? 

Thanks a lot!

NeonBeacon, thank you for your answer, but I still can't get it, how does the action of sweep relate to the wave and circular shape?

Answer

I believe that, like in your case, when talking about antique vases and jugs, the 'swept' is a reference to the shape of the object. It's basically referring to the 'circular' shape and the 'waves' the item is shaped in.

I hope you roughly understand what I mean, it's reasonably hard to explain since it's something very visual ;-)

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