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mascaron
Representation of a human or partly human face, more or less caricatured, used as an architectural ornament, e.g. on a keystone over an arch.
Mascaron Reference library
The Grove Encyclopedia of Decorative Arts
... . Decorative grotesque mask, in architecture over a door or fountain and in furniture on gilt-bronze mounts. The Espagnolette is a type of mascaron. Wood-carvings of a burgher and a mascaron on the staircase of the Rathaus, Bremen, Germany, 1620 Erich Lessing / Art Resource, NY C. D’Onofrio : Fountains of Rome , F.M.R. Mag. , lxxxi (Aug 1996), pp. 50–66 G. Manganelli : The Many Faces of Water , F.M.R. Mag , lxxxi (Aug 1996), pp....
Wood Reference library
The Grove Encyclopedia of Materials and Techniques in Art
...from damage due to abrasion and exposure to excessive moisture, and manipulation of the finished surface can achieve a wide range of visual effects. Colour, texture and the gloss level can all be adjusted through various finishing procedures. 6. Wood-carving showing burgher and mascaron, detail from a spiral staircase leading to the great hall of the townhall, Bremen, 1620; photo credit: Erich Lessing/Art Resource, NY The surface treatment of wooden objects falls into the two general categories: transparent coatings and such decorative opaque coverings as ...
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