O R N A M E N T SBY: Alejandra Vasquez

Gabriela Barros Christian Criollo Fernando Narea

Pic. 1 by: Buffalo Architecture

447 Linwood Avenue.

Swan's Neck Pediment:

A broken pediment having an outline formed by a pair of S. curves tangent to the horizontal cornice at the ends of the pediment and rising to a pair of scrolls on either side of the center where a final of ten rises between the scrolls.

Pic. 2 by: Willian Butterfield.

Crown Molding:

Any ornamental terminating the top of a structure or decorative feature.

Pic. 3 by: DAD Alex Plus Caulk.

Cornice:

A continuous molded projection that crowns a wall or other construction or divides it horizontally for compositional purposes.

Pic. 4 by: InvitingHome.com 4700 SW 51st Street.

Ovolo:

A convex molding having a profile approximating a quarter section of a circle or ellipse.

A small pendant molding forming a drip and casting deep shadow, as on the soffit of a cornice. Also called bird’s peak.

Beak:

Pic. 5 by: Molding Home.com

122st Street.

Pic. 6 by: Cristina Bield.

A molding having the form a row of pearls or beads. Also called bead molding Paternoster

Pearl Molding:

Pic. 7 by: Heritage Plaster Products57 - 59 George St, Thebarton SA.

A convex molding having the form of disks alternating with spherical or elongated beads.

Bead and Reel:

Pic. 8 by: Architectural ProductsOutwater, LLC.

Cable Molding:

A convex molding having the form of a rope

Pic. 9 by: Qwick Step.

A horizontal molding near a ceiling from which pictures can be suspended. Also called picture rail.

Picture Mold

Pic. 10 by: Dr. William Long.History Magister

A concave molding having an outline that approximates a quarter circle

Cavetto:

Cyma Recta:

Pic. 11 by: From South Lakes Windows Ltd.

A cyma having the concave part projecting beyond the convex part. Also called Doric cyma.

Cyma Reversa:

Pic. 12 by: GARY KATZ.

A cyma having the convex part projecting the concave part. Also called Lesbian cyma.

Pic. 13 by: InvitingHome.com 4700 SW 51st Street.

A concave molding having the form of a quadrant curving away from a given surface and terminating perpendicular to a fillet parallel to that surface. Also congee.

Conge:

Pic. 14 by: Ethan White.

A convex molding whose section is a quarter circle.

Quarter Round:

Pic. 15 by: Boone Sesvold and Jessica Julson Adventures in Madison Wisconsin .

A feature terminating a molding or chamfer.

Stop:

A convex, rounded molding. Also, boutel, bowtel.

Pic. 16 by: Peter Follansbee.

Boltel:

A molding having a semicircular cross section.

Pic. 17 by: Jhon Wright.

Half Round:

Pic. 18 by: bruvikhomeservices.com

A small convex molding usually semicircular in section.

 Astragal:

Pic. 19 by: GROTHOUSE LUMBER COMPANY6035 Memorial Rd, Germansville, PA 18053.

A molding having a profile of a double curve in the shape of an elongated S. also called gula.

Ogee:

Pic. 20 by: TCS Woodworking2730 Loch Raven Rd Baltimore.

A parallel set of small convex moldings for ornamenting a plane or curved surface.

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