Illustrated Architecture Dictionary.......... Illustrated Furniture Glossary
Illustrated Architecture Dictionary.......... Illustrated Furniture Glossary
Cartouche / Cartouch
kar TOOSH
A panel or tablet, often in round or oval form, often for an inscription or coat of armsFound in derivatives of Classical Greek and Roman architecture, including Beaux Arts Classicism, Classical Revival, Federal, Georgian Revival, Greek Revival, Neoclassicism, Renaissance Revival, Second Empire, Second Empire
FurnitureThe 17th Century Baroque period featured the use of cartouches
Examples from Buffalo architecture:
- Illustration above: Lafayette High School
- Forest Lawn Main Street Entrance Gate
- John W. Bush House, 6 Lincoln Pkwy
- 506 Delaware Avenue
- Williams-Pratt House
- Stephen M. Clement House/Red Cross Building
- 1035 Delaware Ave.
- Otto Building
- 674 Main Street
- Spaulding Building
- Statler Hotel
- Buffalo Athletic Club
- Genesee Building
