Illustrated Architecture Dictionary ........................ Illustrated FURNITURE Glossary
Illustrated Architecture Dictionary
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Illustrated FURNITURE Glossary
Pendant (pendent)
PEN dant
Architecture
A hanging ornament used in vaults and timber roofs of Gothic architecture
Sometimes refers to a boss
Sometimes differentiated from, but other times AKA pendill or drop
FurnitureA general term applied to any kind of drop ornament pointing downwards, on furniture, lighting fixtures, etc.
It may be a pendant sphere, pendant finial, or pendant husk.
A drop is a type of pendant that hangs from a skirt
Examples from Buffalo:
- Illustration above: Saturn Club
- Stephen M. Clement House
- Ross Funeral Home
- 90 Bryant St. (Akron)
- Unitarian Universalist Church
- St. Paul's Episcopal Cathedral
- Asbury Delaware Avenue Methodist Church / Babeville
- Pendant bellflowers - Cathedral, Catania, Sicily
- Furniture: Tilt-top pedestal table with turned pendant - Ansley Wilcox Mansion / Theodore Roosevelt Inaugural Site
Other examples:
- Furniture: Looking glass with phoenix - Cedar Grove House Museum, Philadelphia
