Help me with this bit of architecture?

[Trevanion]

What would you call this pointed pattern on the leadwork and the woodwork underneath? I have this knawing feeling that I know the answer but I for the life of me can't think what it is.

Any help appreciated!

 

[Mrs C]

Scallops or leaf scallops? But you might be thinking of something more specific?

 

[That would work]

If it's knawing then could be a dentil?

 

[Trevanion]

If it's knawing then could be a dentil?

That's what I thought at first, but dentils tend to be more square and blocky.

 

[Steve Maskery]

Gnawing

Isn't that a version of Egg and Dart?

 

[MikeG.]

I don't know, I'm afraid. It looks like christmas bunting. Whatever it is, is most certainly isn't dentils.

"Egg and dart" is usually known as egg and art.

 

[Geoff_S]

Is it just someone's nice idea?

 

[Droogs]

pretty sure its a style taken from medieval textiles, found as the trim to a horse caparison (blanket)

this kind of thing
https://www.olympiaauctions.com/sales/a ... w-lot/247/


and appears to be called a "scalloped"

 

[Woody2Shoes]

It reminds me of an old railway station e.g.

It also makes me think of the decoration on a medieval knight's saddle cloth, or a Persian or maybe Indian building/fabric.

I think it deserves a more interesting name than just 'scalloped'!

Cheers, W2S

PS I've just realised why 'scalloped' means 'scalloped' - they actually were scallops to start with! #-o

https://fineartamerica.com/featured/18t ... known.html

Maybe the best description would be "stylised neoclassical scallop edge motif'? :roll:

Mod edit- image embedding corrected.

 

[Bm101]

Brother in law is a architect specialising in historical buildings and his nearest guess is a modern (eg simplified) version of Egg and Dart.
https://www.classicaladdiction.com/2016 ... sical-egg/

 

[Trevanion]

It also makes me think of the decoration on a medieval knight's saddle cloth, or a Persian or maybe Indian building/fabric.

I actually thought it looked like the border you’d see on a medieval/crusader tent. I found out that it was called a merlon which is also the pointy up bit you see on crenellated castle walls.

But it’s not a merlon

Since you posted that picture of the train station it was obviously used elsewhere, so you’d think there would be a proper name for it. Unless it really is just “Dartless eggs”

 

[Droogs]

makes me think of acorns

 

[Sgian Dubh]

What would you call this pointed pattern on the leadwork and the woodwork underneath? I have this knawing feeling that I know the answer but I for the life of me can't think what it is. Any help appreciated!

I think I'd just describe it as scalloped, as in a scalloped frieze in furniture, which can take a variety of forms, e.g., width and length of each scallop, along with arc described at each edge, and how the intersection between scallops are treated, either plain, or as in your example, with a circular cut-out. Slainte.

 

[Woody2Shoes]

Looks like scalloped is the people's choice then?

At least I've learned a couple of new words (merlon, caparison) - or re-learned (I think I once thought I knew what a caparison was)....

 

[That would work]

I think I am right in calling the railway station detail 'daggerboards'?