| Ancient Greek designers used mouldings to divide surfaces into small parts, to create interest, and to produce highlights and shadows. Their vocabulary of mouldings consisted of the following shapes: fillet, astragal (bead), torus (rope), scotia, ovolo (quarter round), cavetto (cove), and cymatium (crowning curve or ogee). These seven shapes used singularly or in combination form the basis for present day moulding profiles.
Today’s mouldings still perfom this decorative and aesthetic purpose. In addition, mouldings are used as a practical material for interior and exterior use to cover seams, cracks, and uneven corners. Siewers Lumber & Millwork has followed this great Greek heritage. We have been manufacturing mouldings since 1884 and we have been proud to supply the Metropolitan Richmond area with such beautiful material. |
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