A straight, swan neck or gooseneck pediment whose side lines or scrolls do not meet at the apex.
Ornamental crest running across the top of a tall 18th century piece such as a high boy or chest. The pediment is interrupted or "broken" by an opening that highlights a carved detail such as an urn or a flame.
A symmetric break in the centre of a pediment, often in filled with an urn or eagle motif.
A pediment with a gap in the Crown sometimes filled with an urn or other motif. A broken-bed pediment has a gap in the base.
An ornamental crest running across the top of a tall piece such as a highboy or chest. The pediment is interrupted or broken by an opening that highlights a carved finial such as an urn or other shape.
The space or structure above the cornice in which the side lines or scrolls do not meet in the center or come to a point. Often used on secretaries, clocks or chinas.
Ornamental crown molding of a tall 18th century furnishing such as a high boy or tall chest. The pediment across the top is interrupted or "broken" by an opening that highlights a carved finial detail such as a flame or an urn.
Pediment, straight, swan neck or goose neck, the side lines or scrolls of which do not meet at the apex.
