Illustrated Architecture Dictionary ......................... Illustrated FURNITURE Glossary

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Erectheion, Acropolis, Athens, Greece Harlow C. Curtiss House / International Institute

Architecture

Any rose-shaped ornament

Patera: A bas-relief decorative oval or circular ornament, resembling a shallow dish


Furniture

Rose-like round ornament, sometimes divided into small segments or petals.

Found in almost all western styles of architecture


Examples from Buffalo:

Other examples:


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