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