Illustrated Architecture Dictionary ............... Illustrated FURNITURE Glossary
Illustrated Architecture Dictionary ...............
Illustrated FURNITURE
Glossary
Quatrefoil
(CAT ri foil)
Architecture
A four-lobed circle or arch formed by cusping
"Foil" is the French word for "leaf." The number of foils involved is indicated by a prefix, e.g. trefoil, quatrefoil, sexfoil, multifoilUsed in windows and arches
Found in Gothic Revival, Tudor Revival styles
FurnitureFound in Gothic style furniture.
Examples from Buffalo:
- Illustration above: St. Louis RC Church
- The Mansion on Delaware Avenue
- Stephen M. Clement House /Red Cross
- Asbury Delaware Avenue Methodist Church
- 29 Irving Pl.
- Miller House
- St. Paul's Cathedral
- 60 Argyle
- Table - Fillmore House Museum
Other examples:
