Illustrated Architecture Dictionary ........................ Illustrated FURNITURE Glossary
Illustrated Architecture Dictionary ........................
Illustrated FURNITURE Glossary
Fluting
FLU teeng
ArchitectureShallow vertical grooves on the shaft of a column
Commonly found on Greek columns (vs. Roman columns where the shaft is usually smooth)
Commonly found in classical architecture and derivatives: Greek Revival, Classical Revival, Beaux Arts Classical Revival, Renaissance Revival, Second Empire, Georgian Revival styles
Stopped flute: In classical architecture and derivatives, a flute terminated, usually about two-thirds of the way down a column or pilaster. Below this the shaft may be smooth or faceted, or the fluting may be incised partway.
FurnitureTerm applied to shallow, hollowed out grooves which are always vertical. They can either run from the top to the bottom of a post, or side by side.
See scoop pattern.
Examples from Buffalo:
- Illustration above: Williams-Butler Mansion
- Buffalo and Erie County Historical Society Museum
- Farrar House, 506 Delaware Ave.
- Niagara Share Building
- Stella Lowry House
- Fireplace: Margaret Lautz Munschauer House
- Fireplace: Germain House
- Furniture: Bookcase - Ansley Wilcox Mansion / Theodore Roosevelt Inaugural Site
- Furniture: Server - Edward Harvey House. 91 Jewett Parkway
- Furniture: Reproduction Chippendale English tea table top - Kittinger Furniture Company
Other examples:
- Parthenon , Athens, Greece
- Grand Théâtre, Geneva, Switzerland
- Supreme Court Building, Washington, DC
- Furniture: Stiles, Philadelphia Chippendale side chair - Winterthur Museum
