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Palmettes

Scope note

Conventionalized ornaments featuring an erect leaf divided into lobes, like a fan or palm leaf.(RS) Common in classical and classicizing styles, used either individually or along with other conventionalized flower or foliage forms in an anthemion.

This term has 13 records attributed within our system.

Term type

AAT
Plant

Getty AAT term number

30009995

Broader Terms used

anthemions

Narrower Terms used

palmette

Equivalent Terms used

palmette

Created

13yrs ago

Connected records

Bowl

Maker(s)

Potter: Unknown

Tile

Maker(s)

Potter: Unknown (Uncertain)

Tile

Maker(s)

Potter: Unknown

Tile

Maker(s)

Potter: Unknown

Tumbler

Maker(s)

Glassmaker: Unknown

Tile

Maker(s)

Production: Unknown

Jug

Maker(s)

Potter: Unknown (Uncertain)

Tile

Maker(s)

Potter: Unknown

Tile

Maker(s)

Potter: Unknown

Ewer

Maker(s)

Potter: Unknown

Tile

Maker(s)

Production: Unknown

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