ORNAMENTATION TERMS Flashcards
-stylized leaf motif
Acanthus Leaves
-a decorative motif resembling a conventionalized fanlike arrangement of petals
Anthemion
-a Moorish design or scrollwork, leaves, flowers, and interlaced branches, beautifully intertwining and flowing pattern of leaves and flowers, and based on the Assyrian tree of life
Arabesque
-full or half male figure used instead of a column or in place of a furniture leg
Atlantes
-a board placed at the base of a wall and rests on the floor, usually treated with moldings
Baseboard
-decorative strips or moulding that resembles a string of beads
Beading
-the edge of any flat surface that has been cut at a slant to the main area
Bevel
-tortoiseshell, ivory, mother-of-pearl and metals of various colors used as inlay to ornament cabinetwork, name is derived from Andre Charles Boulle
Boulle
-the rounding of an edge or aris
Bullnose
-motifs, which emulate the letters c and s, which are characteristics of the Rococo style. Found on furniture and decorative frames
C And S Scolls
-the form of an unrolled scroll with and oval center and having pierced, curled edges
Cartouche
-a column carved in human form, used as a supporting motif in an architectural composition
Caryatid
-a molding of concave form approximating a quarter circle
Cavetto
-generally made of plaster, a circular decorative molding fixed to the ceiling, often in the centre, and often has a pendant light fitting suspended from it
Ceiling Rose
-the top most molding of a dado, sometimes known as the dado cap. it is placed on a wall at the height of a chairback to protect the finish of the wall
Chair Rail
-a bevel or slope made by paring off the edge of anything originally right angled. often used on the legs of furniture
Chamfer
-a pattern consisting of alternating light and dark squares
Checkerboard
-a square block of wood used to form a junctions between the sides and head strip of door and window trim. Any block similarly used in cabinet-making
Corner Block
-ornament used on the side of pinnacles, usually leaf or bud shaped; commonly seen in Gothic Art
Crocket
-a mold projection that crowns a wall, or divides it horizontally for compositional purposes
Cornice
-an ornamental sunken panel in a ceiling, vault, or the lower surface of an arch, beam or other architectural feature
Coffer
-a French term meaning “five leaves”, a pattern resembling a five-leaved clover
Cinquefoil
-a decorative moudling at the junction between a walls and ceiling of a room, or the uppermost horizontal moulding of a classical entablature
Crown Molding
-an s shapes curve which begins and ends horizontally
Cyma Recta Curve
-as opposed to the cyma recta, here the curve starts and end vertically
Cyma Reversa Curve
- the lower portion of a wall
- in the classical styles, the dado usually has a base, shaft, and cap molding and is often paneled or ornamented
Dado
-an allover or repeating pattern without definite limits
Diaper Pattern
-a small square projecting block in a cornice
Dentil
- an ovoid shaped molding forming part of a classical capital
- it springs from the shaft of the column, just under the abacus
Echinus
-consists of repeated and alternate dart and egg (oval) shapes
Egg And Dart Moulding
-a female head and bust used at the top of a volute
Espagnolette
-a string of many kinds of material hanging in a curve between two points
Festoon
-a divider with an openwork design, the lacy effect produced by twisting and curling wire together or the open work in porcelain
Filigree
-a stylized three-petaled iris flower tied by an encircling band, used as the heraldic bearing of the royal family of France
Fleur-De-Lis
-these are parallel concave grooves
Flutes
-Greek geometric band or border motif, consisting of interlacing or interlocking lines, also known as the Meander or Key pattern
Fret
-elongated ovoid forms placed in a parallel series and projecting beyond the surface they enrich
Gadroon
-a pilaster that narrows toward the bottom and is capped with a topless female half-figure
Gaine
-a grotesque animal or human form used as a water spout
Gargoyle
-a prepared plaster o chalk and white lead which may be cast to make repeating ornamental forms in relief to apply to wood panels, plaster surfaces, etc.
Gesso
-a monster with the body of a lion and the head of and wings of an eagle
Griffin
-an incongruous combination of monstrous animal and human forms
Grotesque
-a band or border running pattern having the appearance of overlapping or interlacing circular forms
Guilloche
- a squared stone pillar tapering inward from top to bottom bearing a male head or bust, usually of Hermes
- boundary marker or signpost
Herm
-a cabriole leg formed like the tarsal joint of the hind leg of a quadruped
Hock
- a panel resembling folded cloth
- was prevalent in the Gothic Period
Linenfold
-an alternate name for the conventional diamond-shaped motif
Lozenge
-a form resembling a crescent or half-moon
Lunette
-a grotesque head or mask
Mascaron
-a highly ornamented turning in two section
Melon Bulb
-overall pattern of stylized flowers and plants, French origin
Millefleur
- the leading or prominent edge of a moulding or drip
- edge of the step or the edge of a table or bench
Nosing
-a molding or an arch form compose of two opposing cyma curves whose convex sides meet in a point thus forming an s, but is somewhat elongated compared to a cyma
Ogee or Ogive
-a variety of brass made to imitate gold or bronze
Ormolu
-a convex molding used in classical architecture
Ovolo
-using veneers cut as cross sections of roots and branches of walnut, olive-wood, and some fruit woods to resemble the irregular concentric rings in oyster shells
Oystering
-a flat circle or oval containing acanthus leaves in a rosette arrangement
Patera
-a boss elongated so that it hangs down from the intersection of coffers in ceilings or from tables
Pendant
-a compound of paper pulp or shreds of paper mixed with paste or glue to be molded into various shapes
Papier-Mache
-a round or oval-shaped disk, often enriched by a rosette or other ornament
Patera
- a horizontal molding near a ceiling from which pictures can be suspended
- also called picture rail
Picture Mold
-a rail or narrow shelf fixed along a wall and grooved to hold plates, especially for ornaments or display
Plate Rail
-a four lobedornamentation
Quatrefoil
-a long, semi-cylindrical, stem like from or a grouping of such used to enrich molding
Reeding
-an ornamental motif formed by a series of leaves arranged around a central point
Rosette
-an x-pattern
Saltier
- a semi-circular shell with ridges radiating from a point at the bottom
- queen Anne and Georgian periods in England and the United States
Scallop Shell
-a parchment roll used as an ornament
Scroll
-broken pediment with each half shaped in the form or a reverse curve, and ending in an ornamental scroll
Scroll Pediment
-used as marquetry in furniture panes
also called as an endive
Seaweed
-a figure having the head and breasts of a woman, the wings of an eagle, and the body of a lion
Sphinx
-consisting of enriched interlacing flat bands and forms similar to fretwork
Strapwork
- the stonework formed in the head of a Gothic window
- applied to the surface on a door or wood panel
Tracery
-a pattern resembling a tree or vine, showing branches, leaves, flowers and small animals
Tree-Of-Life-Pattern
-a three-lobed ornamentation resembling a clover
Trefoil
-millwork around openings such as windows and doors, usually called casings
Trim
-a convex semi-circular molding
Torus
-ornamental motifs, patterns or portraits centered on a large field
Vignettes
-a peculiar pattern or portraits centered on a large field
Vitruvian Scroll
-a spiral scroll forming the principal characteristics of the ionic capital
Volute
- a wooden lining for interior walls, usually paneled
- any treatment resembling the same
Wainscot
- a conventionalized leaf pattern of classical origin used to enrich a cyma reverse molding
- sometimes called a leaf and dart pattern
Waterleaf
-a decorative band or garland of flowers, foliage, or other ornamental material
Wreath
