Illustrated Architecture Dictionary ......................... Illustrated FURNITURE Glossary
Illustrated Architecture Dictionary .........................
Illustrated FURNITURE Glossary
Egg-and-dart
A decorative molding carved with a series of rounded ovals and arrowheads
In the egg-and-anchor, egg-and-arrow, and egg-and-tongue moldings, the arrowhead ornament is varied in form
Found in classical Greek and Roman architecture and derivatives, including Beaux Arts Classicism, Federal, Georgian Revival, Greek Revival, Neoclassicism, Renaissance Revival, Second Empire
Examples from Buffalo:
- Illustration above: Grace Millard Knox House
- Albright-Knox Art Gallery - Example #1
- Albright-Knox Art Gallery - Example #2
- Albright-Knox Art Gallery - Example #3
- Schoellkopf-Vom Berge Manor
- St. John the Baptist Church
- Root Building
- Delaware Court Building
- Frederick G. Goellner Mausoleum, Forest Lawn Cemetery ........... Photo: facade
- Watson House - Buffalo Club
- Ellicott Square Building
- Red Jacket Apts.
- Buffalo Museum of Science
- Sattler Theatre
Other examples:
