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ORNAMENTATION TERMS Flashcards

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-stylized leaf motif

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Acanthus Leaves

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-a decorative motif resembling a conventionalized fanlike arrangement of petals

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Anthemion

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-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

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Arabesque

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-full or half male figure used instead of a column or in place of a furniture leg

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Atlantes

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-a board placed at the base of a wall and rests on the floor, usually treated with moldings

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Baseboard

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-decorative strips or moulding that resembles a string of beads

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Beading

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-the edge of any flat surface that has been cut at a slant to the main area

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Bevel

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-tortoiseshell, ivory, mother-of-pearl and metals of various colors used as inlay to ornament cabinetwork, name is derived from Andre Charles Boulle

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Boulle

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-the rounding of an edge or aris

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Bullnose

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-motifs, which emulate the letters c and s, which are characteristics of the Rococo style. Found on furniture and decorative frames

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C And S Scolls

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-the form of an unrolled scroll with and oval center and having pierced, curled edges

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Cartouche

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-a column carved in human form, used as a supporting motif in an architectural composition

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Caryatid

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-a molding of concave form approximating a quarter circle

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Cavetto

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-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

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Ceiling Rose

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-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

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Chair Rail

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-a bevel or slope made by paring off the edge of anything originally right angled. often used on the legs of furniture

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Chamfer

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-a pattern consisting of alternating light and dark squares

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Checkerboard

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-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

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Corner Block

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-ornament used on the side of pinnacles, usually leaf or bud shaped; commonly seen in Gothic Art

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Crocket

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-a mold projection that crowns a wall, or divides it horizontally for compositional purposes

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Cornice

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-an ornamental sunken panel in a ceiling, vault, or the lower surface of an arch, beam or other architectural feature

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Coffer

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-a French term meaning “five leaves”, a pattern resembling a five-leaved clover

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Cinquefoil

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-a decorative moudling at the junction between a walls and ceiling of a room, or the uppermost horizontal moulding of a classical entablature

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Crown Molding

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24
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-an s shapes curve which begins and ends horizontally

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Cyma Recta Curve

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-as opposed to the cyma recta, here the curve starts and end vertically

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Cyma Reversa Curve

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  • 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

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Dado

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27
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-an allover or repeating pattern without definite limits

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Diaper Pattern

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-a small square projecting block in a cornice

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Dentil

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  • an ovoid shaped molding forming part of a classical capital
  • it springs from the shaft of the column, just under the abacus
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Echinus

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30
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-consists of repeated and alternate dart and egg (oval) shapes

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Egg And Dart Moulding

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-a female head and bust used at the top of a volute

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Espagnolette

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32
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-a string of many kinds of material hanging in a curve between two points

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Festoon

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-a divider with an openwork design, the lacy effect produced by twisting and curling wire together or the open work in porcelain

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Filigree

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-a stylized three-petaled iris flower tied by an encircling band, used as the heraldic bearing of the royal family of France

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Fleur-De-Lis

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-these are parallel concave grooves

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Flutes

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-Greek geometric band or border motif, consisting of interlacing or interlocking lines, also known as the Meander or Key pattern

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Fret

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-elongated ovoid forms placed in a parallel series and projecting beyond the surface they enrich

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Gadroon

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-a pilaster that narrows toward the bottom and is capped with a topless female half-figure

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Gaine

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-a grotesque animal or human form used as a water spout

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Gargoyle

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-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.

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Gesso

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-a monster with the body of a lion and the head of and wings of an eagle

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Griffin

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-an incongruous combination of monstrous animal and human forms

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Grotesque

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-a band or border running pattern having the appearance of overlapping or interlacing circular forms

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Guilloche

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  • a squared stone pillar tapering inward from top to bottom bearing a male head or bust, usually of Hermes
  • boundary marker or signpost
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Herm

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-a cabriole leg formed like the tarsal joint of the hind leg of a quadruped

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Hock

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  • a panel resembling folded cloth

- was prevalent in the Gothic Period

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Linenfold

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-an alternate name for the conventional diamond-shaped motif

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Lozenge

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-a form resembling a crescent or half-moon

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Lunette

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-a grotesque head or mask

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Mascaron

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-a highly ornamented turning in two section

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Melon Bulb

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-overall pattern of stylized flowers and plants, French origin

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Millefleur

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  • the leading or prominent edge of a moulding or drip

- edge of the step or the edge of a table or bench

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Nosing

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-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

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Ogee or Ogive

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-a variety of brass made to imitate gold or bronze

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Ormolu

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-a convex molding used in classical architecture

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Ovolo

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-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

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Oystering

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-a flat circle or oval containing acanthus leaves in a rosette arrangement

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Patera

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-a boss elongated so that it hangs down from the intersection of coffers in ceilings or from tables

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Pendant

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-a compound of paper pulp or shreds of paper mixed with paste or glue to be molded into various shapes

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Papier-Mache

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-a round or oval-shaped disk, often enriched by a rosette or other ornament

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Patera

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  • a horizontal molding near a ceiling from which pictures can be suspended
  • also called picture rail
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Picture Mold

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-a rail or narrow shelf fixed along a wall and grooved to hold plates, especially for ornaments or display

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Plate Rail

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-a four lobedornamentation

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Quatrefoil

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-a long, semi-cylindrical, stem like from or a grouping of such used to enrich molding

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Reeding

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-an ornamental motif formed by a series of leaves arranged around a central point

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Rosette

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-an x-pattern

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Saltier

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  • a semi-circular shell with ridges radiating from a point at the bottom
  • queen Anne and Georgian periods in England and the United States
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Scallop Shell

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-a parchment roll used as an ornament

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Scroll

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-broken pediment with each half shaped in the form or a reverse curve, and ending in an ornamental scroll

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Scroll Pediment

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-used as marquetry in furniture panes

also called as an endive

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Seaweed

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-a figure having the head and breasts of a woman, the wings of an eagle, and the body of a lion

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Sphinx

72
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-consisting of enriched interlacing flat bands and forms similar to fretwork

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Strapwork

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  • the stonework formed in the head of a Gothic window

- applied to the surface on a door or wood panel

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Tracery

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-a pattern resembling a tree or vine, showing branches, leaves, flowers and small animals

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Tree-Of-Life-Pattern

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-a three-lobed ornamentation resembling a clover

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Trefoil

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-millwork around openings such as windows and doors, usually called casings

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Trim

77
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-a convex semi-circular molding

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Torus

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-ornamental motifs, patterns or portraits centered on a large field

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Vignettes

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-a peculiar pattern or portraits centered on a large field

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Vitruvian Scroll

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-a spiral scroll forming the principal characteristics of the ionic capital

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Volute

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  • a wooden lining for interior walls, usually paneled

- any treatment resembling the same

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Wainscot

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  • a conventionalized leaf pattern of classical origin used to enrich a cyma reverse molding
  • sometimes called a leaf and dart pattern
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Waterleaf

83
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-a decorative band or garland of flowers, foliage, or other ornamental material

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Wreath

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