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GODROON, or GADROON (Fr. godron, of unknown etymology)

This article appears in Volume V12, Page 176 of the Encyclopedia Britannica.

Encyclopedia Britannica - Main :: GOA-GRA
GODROON, or GADROON (Fr. godron, of unknown etymology) , in
architecture
 , a
convex
  decoration (said to be derived from raised
work
  on
linen
 ) applied in
France
  to varieties of the
bead
  and reel, in which the
bead
  is often carved with
ornament
 . In England the
term
  is constantly used by auctioneers to describe the raised
convex
  decorations under the bowl of stone or terra-cotta vases. The godroons radiate from the
vertical
  support of the vase and rise half-way up the bowl.


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