Skip to main content

Bousillage

Scope note

Mixture of mud, moss, and lime (often in the form of ground shells) used as infill between wall timbers, characteristic of French-influenced architecture of the southern United States, especially Louisiana.

Term type

AAT

Getty AAT term number

3000178762

Broader Terms used

building materials

Created

12yrs ago

Citation for print

This page can be cited in the Harvard Bibliographic style using the text below:

The Fitzwilliam Museum (2024) "Terminology definition for: bousillage" Web page available at: https://collection.beta.fitz.ms/id/terminology/term-30581 Accessed: 2024-05-04 15:55:30

Citation for Wikipedia

To cite this page on Wikipedia you can use this code snippet:

{{cite web|url=https://collection.beta.fitz.ms/id/terminology/term-30581|title=Terminology definition for: bousillage|author=The Fitzwilliam Museum|accessdate=2024-05-04 15:55:30|publisher=The University of Cambridge}}

API call for this record

To call these data via our API (remember this needs to be authenticated) you can use this code snippet:

https://collection.beta.fitz.ms/api/v1/terminology/term-30581

Sign up for updates

Updates about future exhibitions and displays, family activities, virtual events & news. You'll be the first to know...