BEAD AND REEL - Style of linear carved decoration for stone (or plaster or w/e), made up of round (=bead) and cylindrical (=reel) elements.pic.twitter.com/CbSSAvQuEd
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BEAD AND REEL - Style of linear carved decoration for stone (or plaster or w/e), made up of round (=bead) and cylindrical (=reel) elements.pic.twitter.com/CbSSAvQuEd
HOOD MOULD - A raised bar of masonry above a window or door (or whatever), to keep the rain off (and for ornament).pic.twitter.com/17okspYuoA
MOON GATE - In Chinese architecture, a round ornamental gateway: usually (but not always) a garden feature not incorporating an actual door.pic.twitter.com/Zy0KL9DckT
FAN VAULT - Vaulting style where 'fan' ribs of equal length radiate from the pillars. Distinctive to English Gothic (and its revivals).pic.twitter.com/tqyWuCDgjt
ROSTRAL COLUMN - A column decorated with (models of) the prows of ships. Based on ancient Roman practice of displaying captured ship prows.pic.twitter.com/7JUFGx9UxA
COADE STONE - Revolutionary form of artificial, ceramic sculptural 'stone' invented by Eleanor Coade in 1770, made & sold by her company.pic.twitter.com/NptTEbwNhR
1. South Bank Lion, London. Made from Coade stone for a brewery in 1837 and moved to its location at one end of Westminster Bridge in 1966.pic.twitter.com/xzIuHmKrVG
2. Belmont House, Dorset, UK. 1785. Eleanor Coade's home, built for her and decorated with Coade stone. Later home to novelist John Fowles.pic.twitter.com/SRCeQME6DM
3. Twinings Shop, London. London's oldest team room, est. 1706, though the Chinese tea merchants made of Coade stone are early 19th century.pic.twitter.com/5xJ1ZXGP9F
4. Entrance to Rio de Janeiro Zoo, Brazil. 1810s: a wedding gift from the Duke of Northumberland to the newly married Emperor Pedro 1.pic.twitter.com/FR2bo09JTd
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