Ribbon

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Ribbon

Fluttering ribbon and bellflowers

A long, narrow strip of fabric, used esp. for tying something or for decoration

Twisted ribbon - An ornamental motif of thin, continuous bands arranged in a rectilinear fashion, and represented as if the bands were three dimensional.

Fluttering ribbon

Bow knot ribbon

Ribbonwork - Ornament in the form of long trailing ribbons, common in Elizabethan and Jacobean times.

Used in Neoclassicism

See also: Ribbon/band windows ..... Festoon/garland ..... Fasces ..... Strapwork ..... Ribbon-back chair

Examples from Buffalo:

Illustration above: Griggs House, EAST AURORA

Roos House

E. F. Hall Office and Residence

678 Main Street Bow knot ribbon

Examples outside of Buffalo:

Guggenheim Museum, Bilbao, Spain

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