Hood mould
In architecture, a hood mould, label mould (from Latin labia, lip), drip mould or dripstone, is an external moulded projection from a wall over an opening to throw off rainwater. This moulding can be terminated at the side by ornamentation called a label stop.
The hood mould was introduced into architecture in the Romanesque period, though they became much more common in the Gothic period. Later, with the increase in rectangular windows they became more prevalent in domestic architecture.
Styles of hood moulding
Circular hood moulding
Rectangular hood mouldings on a rendered Victorian building
Every window of the Mercer House in Savannah, Georgia, is crowned with a cast-iron hood moulding
Tudor-style hood mould ending in decorative label stops, Magdalene College, Cambridge
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References
- Burden, Ernest E. (2002), Illustrated Dictionary of Architecture, McGraw-Hill Professional, p. 213, ISBN 0-07-137529-5
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