kurt Posted August 26, 2015 Report Posted August 26, 2015 I'm blank....I can't remember. Click to Enlarge 45.33 KB
kurt Posted August 26, 2015 Author Report Posted August 26, 2015 No, it's not hood molding; that's a window ornament. This is over a front porch. Quoins form corners or are corner "decoration".
Marc Posted August 26, 2015 Report Posted August 26, 2015 Wouldn't be a type of tympanum, would it? Marc
kurt Posted August 26, 2015 Author Report Posted August 26, 2015 Closer, but I think not. Kibbel's out there somewhere.....
kurt Posted August 26, 2015 Author Report Posted August 26, 2015 This place was all Greek'ed out....but I can't find this detail in the Greek library. It's like a semi dome, but that's not it either.
Bill Kibbel Posted August 26, 2015 Report Posted August 26, 2015 Marc is correct. It's a unique design to have below a pointed pediment, but it's still a tympanum.
Chad Fabry Posted August 26, 2015 Report Posted August 26, 2015 Tympanum? aren't they triangular? I would have called it simply a medallion located[/] in the tympanum. I see that shape and style more in federal houses than in greek revival and more often as a niche on the wall or in the center of a ceiling. edit: it does fill the entire area know as the tympanum, but I have this image of a triangle when I see the word.
Bill Kibbel Posted August 27, 2015 Report Posted August 27, 2015 Tympanum? aren't they triangular? I would have called it simply a medallion located[/] in the tympanum. I see that shape and style more in federal houses than in greek revival and more often as a niche on the wall or in the center of a ceiling. edit: it does fill the entire area know as the tympanum, but I have this image of a triangle when I see the word. Doesn't need to be a triangle. Tympanums are also under rounded arches and peaked arches.
kurt Posted August 27, 2015 Author Report Posted August 27, 2015 I was bouncing around between all of those. I also thought tympanum was kind of a flat triangular arch. This house was kinda hard to classify. What would you guys call it? Click to Enlarge 67.53 KB Click to Enlarge 60.07 KB
Jim Baird Posted August 27, 2015 Report Posted August 27, 2015 Tympanum is also the name of the eardrum, no?
Marc Posted August 27, 2015 Report Posted August 27, 2015 Tympanic membrane. You're amazing with words. Marc
mjr6550 Posted August 28, 2015 Report Posted August 28, 2015 I was bouncing around between all of those. I also thought tympanum was kind of a flat triangular arch. This house was kinda hard to classify. What would you guys call it? Click to Enlarge 67.53 KB Click to Enlarge 60.07 KB I'm thinking Adam colonial, but that style would seem to be too early for your location.
mlparham Posted August 28, 2015 Report Posted August 28, 2015 Drag the image into a Firefox or Chrome browser bar. You might get your answer.
kurt Posted August 28, 2015 Author Report Posted August 28, 2015 That's interesting. I found out it was an InspectorsJournal/forum/uploads/kurt/tn/tn_2015826192838_DSCN2623.JPG I didn't know we had those around here.
mlparham Posted August 29, 2015 Report Posted August 29, 2015 That's interesting. I found out it was an InspectorsJournal/forum/uploads/kurt/tn/tn_2015826192838_DSCN2623.JPG I didn't know we had those around here. That's funny. Your link sent me to your post.
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