I would like to know a proper architectural term for a casing style sometimes seen in greek revival and other classical types. Sometimes called ears or dogears, it consists of a casing jogging around an imagined lintel over a door, window or mantle. In a recent episode of “This Old House” on a visit to the upstate New York home of an architect a more specific name was used but it escaped me. Anybody?
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See:: http://ah.bfn.org/a/DCTNRY/e/ear.html
yes, thank you, the photo shows a more elaborate variation in which cubes are formed at the corners. I often see a simpler version, with one less break. I'm sure the same terms are appropriate. I like CROSSET.has a nice ring to it. Still feel there is a more descriptive name. Can anybody help?
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