Ogee
Videos
An ogee is an object, element, or curve—often seen in architecture and building trades—that has a serpentine or extended S shape. Ogees consist of a double curve, the combination of two curves that, a
Gothic ogee arch from the 1300s, over a tomb effigy in recess, in St. Mary the Virgin, Silchester, in the United Kingdom.
An unorthodox ogee arch in Kilfane Church, Ireland (13th century)
Ogee clock, framed with ogee moulding.
Molding (decorative)
Videos
Molding is a strip of material with various profiles used to cover transitions between surfaces or for decoration. It is traditionally made from solid milled wood or plaster, but may be of plastic or
Ogee
…present day, including in the ogee arch in these architectural styles, where two ogees oriented as mirror images compose the sides of the arch, and in decorative molding designs, where single ogees are common profiles (see opening image). The term is also used in marine construction, particularly in shipbuilding, where…
Decorative plaster moldings and coving in a late Victorian town house in South Wales.
Moldings from 1728 Table of architecture in the Cyclopedia