As a reminder, OMS has a new feature on its website called Ask OMS.  The purpose of Ask OMS is for you to post your questions related to architecture, and then we’ll provide the answers.  We often get asked questions about terminology used in architecture, so we thought we’d provide you with a new term and its definition.

Today’s word is Festoon.

Ask OMS: Festoon

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Definition: A carved ornament in the form of a garland of fruit and flowers, tied with ribbons and suspended at both ends in a loop; commonly used on a frieze or panel and also called a swag.

Definition source:  The Penguin Dictionary of Architecture by John Fleming; Hugh Honour and Nikolaus Pevsner; Penguin Books Ltd. 3rd Edition, 1983.

Stay tuned for next week’s Ask OMS feature!