Illustrated Architecture Dictionary -INDEX

Acanthus leaves

Example from the
Owens-Thomas House, Savannah, Georgia

Note the inset, a detail from a painting celebrating the Marquis de Lafayette's visit to Savannah. The cast iron supports for the portico are in the shape of acanthus leaves.




Photos and their arrangement © 2002 Chuck LaChiusa
| ...Home Page ...| ..Buffalo Architecture Index...| ..Buffalo History Index... .|....E-Mail ...| ..

web site consulting by ingenious, inc.