On the throne, his spare wasted figure set far back in the recesses of its deep cushioned seat and his feet resting on a high hassock, sat old Mr. Saffron; in his right hand he grasped a scepter, obviously a theatrical "property," but a handsome one, of black wood with gilt ornamentation; his left arm he held close against his side.

The upholstery and ornamentation were composed under the direction of celebrated artists.

"Wood is so susceptible of ornamentation that the pretty villages of Russiaand there are some that look like New England villagesstruck us very pleasantly, after the stone and brick villages of England.

There used to be, in the centre of the yard or court at Tattersall's, a significant representation of an old fox, and I often wondered whether it was set up as a warning, or merely by way of ornamentation, or as the symbol of sport.

Two angels, cut in stone, originally formed part of the ornamentation; but during a strong gale, early in 1868, they were blown down.

Ornament N. ornament, ornamentation, ornamental art; ornature^, ornateness; adornment, decoration, embellishment; architecture; jewelry &c 847.1.

[ornamentation of text] illustration, illumination, vignette. fleuron^; head piece

There is quite a host of choice and beautiful flowering species, which, though at present not generally known are yet perfectly hardy, of the simplest culture, and equally well adapted for the ornamentation of our Public and Private Parks and Gardens.

The fine evergreen character is the chief attraction of this American shrub, so far at least as garden ornamentation is concerned.

They are very desirable plants, either for bed formation, for rockwork ornamentation, or for planting around the shrubbery margins.

There is no attempt at ornamentation, and the quarters are almost rigid in their simplicity and lack of home comfort.

Its simplicity was without any of the artificiality that sometimes accompanies an effort to escape over-ornamentation.

They had no architectural message except that of a background for ornamentation by the genius of the soil's productivity.

To dazzle the eye of the peasant may, and does, become the single aim of church ornamentation.

The font may be Saxon, though the ornamentation is of a later date.

The chancel is Early English and the transepts Decorated, but the nave is of the older style with fine ornamentation.

We can think of but few classes of objects, even the most simple, in which some attempt at ornamentation is not made.

The higher the ornamentation ranks, from an artistic point of view, the greater becomes the value of the article to which it is applied.

As the ornamentation is always to be subordinate to the object, considerations regarding size, use, position, material, etc., must govern it.

It is perfectly plain; whereas one of Floyd's rifles, which I have also seen, is much more highly finished, and with some ornamentation.

It must not be supposed that this luxury of ornamentation is confined to the hair of the natives.

Though there is an evident attempt to keep up the character of the ornamentation displayed in St Mary's chapel, the workmanship is much later; and a still later development is noticeable in the two easternmost bays of the choir, thrown out by Abbot Monington (1371-74).

Now, at this moment, through the gray light, and across the candles, I can see him leaning against the font, while Barbara kneels with bent head at his feet, completing the ornamentation of the pedestal.

As for the worthiness of art to be philosophically considered, it is indeed true that art can be used as a casual amusement, furnishing enjoyment and pleasure, decorating our surroundings, lending grace to the external conditions of life, and giving prominence to other objects through ornamentation.

A southwesterly storm was beating against the dressing-room windows of their new house in one of the hilly suburbs of San Francisco, and threatening the unseasonable frivolity of the stucco ornamentation of cornice and balcony.