Running ornament (original) (raw)
Any molding ornament in which the design is continuous in intertwined or or flowing lines, as in foliage, meanders, etc.
Examples of running molds:
- Anthemion
- Fret
- Guilloche
- Vitruvian scroll
- Meander: consists of a fret design with many involved turnings and an intricate variety of designs
Examples from Buffalo:
- Illustration above: George N. Pierce Mausoleum(Fret)
- Title Guarantee Building(Foliated)
- 674 Main Street(Wave scroll)
- Ellicott Square Building(Wave scroll)
- Knox House (Wave scroll)
- AM&A's(Guilloche)
- Louis Engle, Jr. Building / Ira G. Ross Eye Institute
Other examples:
- Furniture: Frieze, Empire side table - Winterthur Museum
- Schwarzenberg Palace, Prague, Czech Republic