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2. Centrepiece - Wikipedia

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   A centrepiece or centerpiece is an important item of a display, usually of a table setting. [1] Centrepieces help set the theme of the decorations and bring extra decorations to the room. A centrepiece also refers to any central or important object in a collection of items.

3. Epergne - Wikipedia

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   Epergne. An epergne (/ ɪˈpɜːrn, eɪ -/ ih-PURN, ay-) is a type of table centerpiece that is usually made of silver but may be made of any metal or glass or porcelain. An epergne generally has a large central "bowl" or basket sitting on three to five feet. From this center "bowl" radiate branches supporting small baskets, dishes, or ...

4. Wilton House - Wikipedia

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   The centrepiece is an ashlar arch, designed c.1758–62 by Sir William Chambers as a garden feature, and carrying a lead statue (probably of earlier date) of Marcus Aurelius on horseback. The structure has a pair of Corinthian columns at each corner and a dentil cornice , and the inner arch is on Doric columns and 18th-century wrought-iron gates.

5. Surtout de table - Wikipedia

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   A surtout de table is an ornamental centrepiece displayed on a formal dining table, "a large centerpiece with mirrored plateaus and numerous candelabra and other possible display pieces on top". [1] In French surtout de table is the usual term for any type of centrepiece, but in English this "tray" type, along with the objects placed on it, is ...

6. Atomium - Wikipedia

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   Atomium. The Atomium (/ əˈtoʊmiəm / ə-TOH-mee-əm, French: [atɔmjɔm], Dutch: [aːˈtoːmijəm]) is a landmark [ 2 ] modernist building in Brussels, Belgium, originally constructed as the centrepiece of the 1958 Brussels World's Fair (Expo 58). Designed by the engineer André Waterkeyn and the architects André and Jean Polak as a tribute ...

7. Turkey Day Trivia: Why Is the Cornucopia a Symbol of ...

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   Today, the cornucopia is used purely for Thanksgiving decorations. It continues to symbolize abundance, a bountiful harvest, and, by extension, an appreciation for both of those things. It makes ...