Illustrated Architecture Dictionary ............... Illustrated FURNITURE Glossary
Illustrated Architecture Dictionary ...............
Illustrated FURNITURE Glossary
Broken pediment
ArchitectureA pediment open or broken at the apex, base or both, and the gap often filled with an urn, cartouche, or other ornament
Found in classical Greek and Roman architecture and derivatives, including Colonial Revival, Georgian Revival, Neoclassical, Italianate, Italian Renaissance Revival, Beaux Arts Classical styles
On windows, broken pediments are found in Colonial Revival, Georgian Revival, Neoclassical, Queen Anne styles
One type of broken pediment is swan's neck
FurnitureUsed in furniture
"Swan's neck" is referred to as bonnet top
Examples from Buffalo:
- Illustration above: round pediment broken at the apex - 245 North Street (YWCA)
- Swan's neck pediment
- Round pediment broken at the apex
- St. John the Baptist R. C. Church
- Our Lady of Victory Basilica
- Ellicott Square Building
- 250 Linwood Ave
- Mayflower Apartments
- Triangular pediment broken at the base
- Triangular pediment broken at both the apex and base
Other examples:
- Triangular pediment broken at the apex - Drayton Hall near Charleston, S.C.
- Furniture: Broken apex, cabinet - Independence Hall, Philadelphia
- Furniture: Bonnet top, Chippendale style bookcase - Independence Hall, Philadelphia
- Furniture: Colonial Revival (Federal) bookcase - Old Editions Book Shop and Café
