Agriculture Reference
In-Depth Information
Of particular interest is the use of, what is termed in the Netherlands, an
'accolade' - pronounced 'accolada' being scroll-shaped, green-scribed lines
on the side of the pilaster bricks, along with Roman numerals, to ensure they
were properly sequenced to maintain the correct entasis as laid to the capital
(Fig. 13). The flutings, however, were cut and rubbed post-fired, as again one
can clearly determine the cut and abraded inclusions. It is likely, though, that
the positions of the flutings were scribed in outline on to the pilasters when
they were laid out for cutting the entasis at the green-clay stage. These were
then re-checked, scribed, and cut in properly after firing; hence also the need
for the 'accolade' to help align the flutings.
Figure 13
A green-scribed
'accolade' to help align
a fluted pilaster on the
garden gateway, Stutton
Hall (Suffolk),
c
.1553.
One can see, therefore, that although there was some use of cutting mould-
ings at the green-clay stage, there were greater advantages to cutting and rub-
bing them on to post-fired bricks to gain consistency in both size and shape.
Cutting Tools and Techniques
Hand tools may be categorised (Salaman, 1975, 605) as:
…those used by craftsmen in the performance of a manual operation, such as
chopping, chiselling, sawing, filing or forging, that directly shapes a piece of
material into a desired form.
