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2. Dust corner - Wikipedia

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   Stair dust corners are used on staircases at the point where the tread, riser, and stringer meet. Dust corners make household chores such as sweeping and vacuuming more convenient. [1] Stair dust corners originated in the 1880s, during the Victorian era. Dust corners typically have a small hole in the middle so a nail can be hammered into the ...

3. Baluster - Wikipedia

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   A baluster (/ ˈ b æ l ə s t ər / ⓘ) is an upright support, often a vertical moulded shaft, square, or lathe-turned form found in stairways, parapets, and other architectural features. In furniture construction it is known as a spindle. Common materials used in its construction are wood, stone, and less frequently metal and ceramic.

4. Quoin - Wikipedia

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   Some are structural, providing strength for a wall made with inferior stone or rubble, [2] while others merely add aesthetic detail to a corner. [3] According to one 19th-century encyclopedia, these imply strength, permanence, and expense, all reinforcing the onlooker's sense of a structure's presence.

5. Panel painting - Wikipedia

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   A panel painting is a painting made on a flat panel of wood, either a single piece or a number of pieces joined together. Until canvas became the more popular support medium in the 16th century, panel painting was the normal method, when not painting directly onto a wall ( fresco ) or on vellum (used for miniatures in illuminated manuscripts ).

6. Hollyhock House - Wikipedia

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   [91] [275] On the southern wall are art-glass French doors, which connect to a balcony above Betty's playroom, while on the west wall are a fireplace and a stair to the second-story roof. [310] Schindler redesigned the bedroom several years after Barnsdall moved in. [ 292 ] [ 309 ] A wooden screen separated the sleeping porch from the remainder ...

7. Unity Temple - Wikipedia

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   There are square closets at each corner of Unity House's main room, measuring about 1 unit wide. [345] On the southern wall of the central hall is a recess with a fireplace measuring about 13 + 1 ⁄ 6 feet (4.0 m) wide; [345] this feature recalled many of Wright's residential designs, which also had central fireplaces. [292]