Illustrated Architecture Dictionary ..................... Illustrated FURNITURE Glossary
Illustrated Architecture Dictionary ..................... Illustrated
FURNITURE Glossary
Terminus / Term / Terminal figure
Plural: terminuses or termini
Architecture
A statue or a human bust or an animal carved out of the top of a square pillar
Originally used as a boundary marker in ancient Rome.
"In Roman religion, Terminus was the god who protected boundary markers; his name was the Latin word for such a marker. Sacrifices were performed to sanctify each boundary stone, and landowners celebrated a festival called the Terminalia in Terminus' honor each year on February 23." - Wikipedia: Terminus
Found in Georgian Revival, Neoclassical, Renaissance Revival, Second Empire, Tudor Revival styles
See also: Caryatid
FurnitureTerm used in furniture, also.
Examples from Buffalo:
- Illustration above: Richmond-Lockwood House
- Williams-Pratt House
- City Hall
- Furniture: Dresser - Saturn Club
Other examples:
- Rembrandthuis, Amsterdam, Netherlands
- Empire marble fireplace - marble term - Winterthur Museum
- 4 exterior termini - Warsaw, Poland
