An ovolo of conventional egg and dart motive with the customary bead and reel astragal outlines the black marble facings of the fireplace opening.
"The Colonial Architecture of Philadelphia"
Frank Cousins Phil M. Riley
It has the same pleasing breadth and generally good proportions, but is severely simple in detail, the conventional ovolo of egg and dart motive without the astragal which outlines the black marble fireplace facings being the only enriched molding.
"The Colonial Architecture of Philadelphia"
Frank Cousins Phil M. Riley
An astragal with the customary bead and reel separates the cymatium and the corona, while a drilled rope supplies the bed molding above the dentil course.
"The Colonial Architecture of Philadelphia"
Frank Cousins Phil M. Riley