toneplaced at an angle of a building. Crampoons (in building), pieces of ironhooked at the ends, employed for drawing orpulling up stones, timber, &c. Dado (in architecture), that part in themiddle of the pedestal of a column, marked a,between its base and cornice. It is of a cubicform. The… … about the height of a chair-back. Its presentuse is to protect the stucco-work or paper ofthe walls, but originally it was used as an ar-chitectural decoration to a room. The con-struction requires care in joining the deals ofthe dado, which are ploughed and tongued,keyed transversely at their…
Design · Decoration and ornament · Art
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