单词 | terra cotta |
例句 | He continued sculpting in clay, making blob-like forms in glazed ceramic and painted terra cotta. Review | Lucio Fontana slashed his canvases with a knife. Was it a gimmick or something more? 2019-01-24T05:00:00Z There are 20-foot beamed ceilings and boldly patterned concrete tile floors, terra cotta sphinxes and French chairs made of steel and twine. Shaped by Mérida’s Artistic Soul 2019-02-25T05:00:00Z Most art lovers know something about the thousands of life-size terra cotta soldiers found by farmers in Shaanxi province in 1974. From 12th Century B.C. to 2017, Art in Startling Variety 2018-03-07T05:00:00Z While almost any type of container can be used to grow your plants, some common ones include plastic, ceramic or terra cotta pots or fabric grow bags. Which gardening method is best for you? 2023-03-20T04:00:00Z Cha-cha music rustles the fronds of potted palms, servers’ outfits are Riviera-bright, and the food, on cheerfully colored glazed terra cotta, tastes like summer. Top New York Restaurants of 2015 2015-12-15T05:00:00Z About 150 people live in terra cotta cottages on the grounds. In St. Francis’ Hometown, a New Kind of Pilgrim 2015-08-16T04:00:00Z The beach at the end of the driveway is piled with small and massive chunks of architectural terra cotta and assorted other ceramics and bricks. Collectors Find Historical Value in Broken Glass 2014-07-31T04:00:00Z The artist who created this painted terra cotta likeness — full of demonic energy and stone-cold competence — used similar materials but a very different technique than the Della Robbia artists. Dozens of priceless Della Robbia sculptures on view at National Gallery 2017-02-02T05:00:00Z A small flat-faced deity carved from a scrap of wood is reddened and rubbed until it looks like ancient terra cotta. Review: Picasso, Completely Himself in 3 Dimensions 2015-09-10T04:00:00Z Thursday was a “craft jam” — terra cotta pot painting amplified by rosé and salty snacks — at Node in the Bushwick section of Brooklyn. In the ’90s, We Had ‘Friends.’ Now They Call It Co-Living. 2017-08-23T04:00:00Z Rents were cheap, and there was a stock of impressive architecture, including Art Deco buildings wrapped in terra cotta and postwar towers of glass and steel. Koreatown's cool old buildings point to L.A.'s future 2014-11-29T05:00:00Z Finished ceramics showed the artists’ hand in their uneven forms and the faint glimpses of terra cotta peeking through their smooth finish. Are You an Astier Person? 2022-03-09T05:00:00Z Høeg describes it as “terra cotta,” and at this stage, it no longer softens sound but amplifies it. Snowmaking is the most dangerous part of skiing 2013-02-23T13:00:00Z It was market day in Saint-Sauveur and the cluster of stone houses, with their terra cotta roof tiles, held vendors touting white asparagus, the first cherries and live laying hens. The childhood home of lauded author Colette is open to the public in this small French village 2017-09-07T04:00:00Z Notable among these is a small but powerful terra cotta figure that few knew existed, even though MoMA owns the bronze cast from it. ‘The Red Studio,’ Matisse’s Masterpiece, Gets a Life All Its Own 2022-04-29T04:00:00Z The colors are what should by now be called Mangoldian monochromes: lime, yellow, pale terra cotta, tan and the occasional faint gray. Art in Review: Robert Mangold 2014-04-17T19:07:29Z I was more entranced by the Estancia, as the nine-room residence is called, a colonial sweep of terra cotta and courtyards, honed with European taste and restrained luxury. In Argentina, Wine, Art and Altitude 2014-06-06T04:00:00Z Della Robbia glazed terra cotta, with its brilliant blues and blazing whites, is as familiar to visitors to Florence as palm trees are in Miami. A season of colors, from Renaissance glazes to psychedelic installations 2017-02-03T05:00:00Z Later, archaeologists discovered thousands of life-size terra cotta warriors buried in earthen pits near Emperor Qin’s 2,200-year-old tomb. China’s Terra cotta warriors visit Children’s Museum of Indianapolis At one point, while moving through a cavernous hall, we pass dozens of life-size stormtroopers all lined up in a formation that reminds me of the Chinese terra cotta warriors. Star Wars: Rise of the Resistance is popular — and wonky. Here’s how to score a seat. 2020-03-05T05:00:00Z The iconic skyscraper, known for its soaring clock tower and festive walls of white terra cotta, for nearly a hundred years. Groupon backers cut deal for Wrigley Building 2011-09-16T20:11:00Z There were “Spatial Concept” sculptures in terra cotta, lacquered copper and metal and colors like shocking pink. Lucio Fontana, a Sculptor but So Perverse 2022-12-22T05:00:00Z He worked in polychrome bronze and cement, colored mosaic, enameled terra cotta, glazed ceramic and gilded plaster. Review | Lucio Fontana slashed his canvases with a knife. Was it a gimmick or something more? 2019-01-24T05:00:00Z His busts in marble and terra cotta, though far less theatrical, display Verrocchio’s ability to imbue religious icons with psychological sensitivity, such as a haunted, polychrome Christ that foreshadows that of Leonardo’s “Last Supper.” In ‘Verrocchio,’ Leonardo’s Master Is the Star 2019-10-10T04:00:00Z Upstairs, the galleries are conventionally appointed with groups of abstract paintings, terra cotta bas-reliefs, and kinked steel sculptures on plinths. An Artist’s High-Tech Dream of a World With No Nations 2022-11-10T05:00:00Z It’s a question that framed my viewing of Verrocchio’s works in bronze and terra cotta, on view through Jan. 12 at the National Gallery of Art in Washington. In the Swim of Digital Images, There’s Nothing Boring About Sculpture 2020-01-02T05:00:00Z The only Lincoln items Mr. Holzer is keeping are modern art pieces, such as a watercolor and a terra cotta bust. A Trove of Lincoln Artifacts Heads to Auction 2018-09-17T04:00:00Z White pipes and ducts creep along a soaring ceiling, and the walls are scraped down to the bricks and structural terra cotta. Jams Gets a Reboot in Midtown 2015-11-10T05:00:00Z One art dealer, Ivan C. Karp, persuaded the museum, starting in the 1950s, to take some 400 fragments of ornate terra cotta and stone mythological creatures that he and friends had salvaged from demolition sites. Clean House to Survive? Museums Confront Their Crowded Basements 2019-03-10T05:00:00Z Historic Seattle will host a showing of the film “America’s Hometown: Terra Cotta,” about the use of terra cotta in architecture and art from 1890 to 1940. German silent films and ‘Fists & Fury’ mixed-martial-arts fest 2015-02-26T05:00:00Z AmByth often fermented and aged the wines in terra cotta amphorae. A Tale of Two Vineyards 2021-08-12T04:00:00Z The long-shuttered National Theater features a modernistic design of terra cotta latticework towers. In Energized Detroit, Savoring an Architectural Legacy 2018-03-26T04:00:00Z The decor featured fake cacti, terra cotta and orange sombreros. This S.C. roadside attraction is garish, tacky and un-PC — but I stopped anyway 2016-07-14T04:00:00Z This short poncho-like mantle, made from a blanket the color of faded terra cotta, whose embroideries form a veritable encyclopedia of the stuff of everyday living. For Bispo do Rosario, Art Could Only Be a Divine Calling 2023-05-05T04:00:00Z While the Sisko show is dominated by bronzes, MoNA features a fair amount of work in wood, stone and terra cotta. Sculptor Everett DuPen: 2 regional exhibits with a lifelong view 2012-05-10T20:33:07Z The nearly 40 pieces in bronze, terra cotta, marble, maiolica and on panel and paper come from 19 collections in Europe and the United States. Art Review: The Great Rustici Emerges From the Shadows 2010-12-13T15:41:00Z The writer also was offended at the combination of red brick and white terra cotta, denouncing it as “cheap finery” and pronouncing the building “Palazzo Spotti.” Streetscapes: Ring Around the Collar at 535 Park Avenue 2013-08-01T21:28:06Z Begin trolling at the vast warehouse where Architectural Artifacts trades in decorative building castoffs from wrought iron railings and wooden mantelpieces to terra cotta gargoyles as well as more portable art tiles and juggling pins. 36 Hours in Chicago 2018-10-18T04:00:00Z Richfield Tower was clad in glazed black architectural terra cotta and gold trimming, with the top of the building resembling an oil derrick. Art Deco Los Angeles 2016-10-04T04:00:00Z The new look features parquet wooden floors and terra cotta walls that were chosen to resemble the Second Empire style of Napoleon III, who created the gallery to display Etruscan antiquities in the mid-19th century. Palace Intrigue at the Louvre, as a Paint Job Leads to a Lawsuit 2021-03-05T05:00:00Z The fountains are real, made in glazed terra cotta by Ms. Kley. New York Galleries: What to See Right Now 2019-10-30T04:00:00Z High on the wall of a brick building in the Parkchester section of the Bronx, a jaunty terra cotta troubadour forever plays his accordion and opens his mouth in wordless song. All the City’s a Stage 2016-12-02T05:00:00Z Griffin is surprised how interesting cornices and terra cotta angels are, and you will be, too. ‘The Gargoyle Hunters,’ by John Freeman Gill: A love letter to New York City 2017-03-13T04:00:00Z Ms. Choucair worked in a variety of materials, including wood, aluminum, brass, terra cotta and tufa stone, with a pared-down elegance and sensuous touch that sometimes recalled Brancusi. Saloua Raouda Choucair, Early Exponent of Abstract Arabian Art, Dies at 100 2017-02-17T05:00:00Z The clay, or terra cotta, army is part of a blockbuster exhibit that opened at the museum this past weekend. China’s Terra cotta warriors visit Children’s Museum of Indianapolis A terra cotta figure from the Louvre’s collection depicts a dancer wearing the Iranian head dress known as “the Phrygian Bonnet.” Art: Macedonia's Riches Before Alexander 2011-10-21T12:30:08Z He began showing in exhibitions and, working in wood, terra cotta and metal, he embraced abstraction. William Trevor, Writer Who Evoked the Struggles of Ordinary Life, Is Dead at 88 2016-11-21T05:00:00Z Greek terra cotta head, floats above the stage. Alexei Ratmansky’s Epic Ballet Arrives in a Changed World 2022-06-14T04:00:00Z Clad in brick, it has terra cotta ornament that depicts medieval and mythological figures. Virgin Group unveils plan for hotel in the Loop 2011-10-24T15:01:00Z A terra cotta cornerstone and lintel reading "Quillayute High School" will be preserved in the new school. Landmark from 'Twilight' movies destroyed in Forks 2011-06-28T01:53:08Z Together, working feverishly, they created serpentine little villages of brick and terra cotta, meandering organically through dense acreage and embodying an Afro-Caribbean quality of “cubanidad” — buildings that could be nowhere else but Cuba. Ricardo Porro, Exiled Cuban Architect, Dies at 89 2014-12-29T05:00:00Z A sculptor whose achievements included creating the 16 prophet statues that loom atop Lourdes Basilica in Santiago, Garafulic spent decades crafting three-dimensional work in marble, terra cotta, bronze and wood. Diaspora: Lily Garafulic’s 100th In Patambam I stopped in the workshop of the Ayungua family, which locals in this pretty, terra cotta — roofed village call “the museum.” Handmade Visions on the Crafts Trail in Mexico 2020-03-17T04:00:00Z Easy tunics, T-shirt dresses and full skirts in quiet colors like terra cotta, beige and navy gave the Osman collection a relaxed feel. Special Report: Spreading That '70s Vibe 2010-09-19T11:56:00Z In the late 1980s the Community Redevelopment Agency bought a small mall, had it razed, and redeveloped it in the Mizner style with terra cotta roofs; awnings and balconies are typical. A Florida Town Where Turtles, and Even Humans, Can Relax 2010-02-19T06:13:00Z The use of ceramic molds, the easy workability and the relative cheapness of clay, meant that glazed terra cotta was an accessible, durable, mass-market form. Dozens of priceless Della Robbia sculptures on view at National Gallery 2017-02-02T05:00:00Z Several pieces involve interlocking forms, whether a terra cotta model for a curving park bench or relatively simple two-part sculptures, some made of fiberglass. Saloua Raouda Choucair, a Modernist Explored 2015-12-17T05:00:00Z The return of the pieces, which include terra cotta and bronze sculptures ranging from 100 to 2,000 years old, follows an 18-month investigation by the museum into the enigmatic routes they took to America. Boston museum returns looted African art to Nigeria 2014-06-26T04:00:00Z A terra cotta religious tableau attributed to the sculptor is also in another New York museum, although not on view. Antiques: Lumière Autochromes and Other Early Color Photos 2013-01-04T00:46:45Z She served up palazzo pants and draped tunics, repetitively, but it’s the way she used that loose attitude to refresh a suit, in terra cotta crepe with a notched white edge that surprised. Fashion Review: Thakoon, The Row, Diane von Furstenberg, Carolina Herrera: Fashion Review 2012-09-11T00:14:35Z Tired of making wines in the international style, the De Martinos scoured the country looking for amphorae, the terra cotta vessels the Spanish used to age their wines. Their goal: Wines that taste more like Chile and less like everywhere else 2017-09-15T04:00:00Z Turning off a rural main road north of Princeton, we followed a family on bicycles down a gravel driveway to a tasting room with terra cotta floors and a copper bar. New Jersey Wineries, Like Auburn Road and Bellview 2013-05-02T21:59:15Z The veneers of many of these buildings are made of terra cotta, too. Tracking the Seattle urban bestiary with the Seattle Architecture Foundation 2011-01-06T20:16:05Z It is not as bad as the worst parts of the Woolworth Building, but quite visible, because the terra cotta is hard by the sidewalk. Streetscapes: Ring Around the Collar at 535 Park Avenue 2013-08-01T21:28:06Z The terra cotta you see downtown, much of it made from local clays, is usually integral to the buildings it adorns. Tracking the Seattle urban bestiary with the Seattle Architecture Foundation 2011-01-06T20:16:05Z The central tower at the top of the building is fronted with terra cotta. Art Deco Los Angeles 2016-10-04T04:00:00Z A ringer for ricotta on a plate of tomatoes is “terra cotta,” pumpkin seeds pureed with nutritional yeast and koji, cooked fermented rice. Review | Oyster Oyster, meatless and marvelous, has become one of D.C.’s best restaurants 2021-09-09T04:00:00Z Our two children know enough about the Christmas story to recognize Jesus, Mary and Joseph even when rendered in rustic terra cotta. Our faith-free Christmas 2012-12-23T23:00:00Z Hummels are fired at a relatively low temperature, midway between terra cotta and earthenware and far lower than porcelain, he said. How to get a neon clock repaired 2016-04-08T04:00:00Z He has dug up and replaced terra cotta pipes, many laid by his grandfather to channel away water that now forms ice sheets on the surface. Maryland’s Hunt Cup, the country’s most challenging horse race, bets on its future 2015-04-10T04:00:00Z Her terra cotta bust of a 16th-century Florentine politician is now attributed to “one of the most renowned forgers of Renaissance sculpture,” the catalog reports. Antiques: Alva Smith Vanderbilt Belmont as Impulse Buyer 2010-05-06T20:50:00Z Not everything made in glazed terra cotta rose to this level. Dozens of priceless Della Robbia sculptures on view at National Gallery 2017-02-02T05:00:00Z Plastic flutes of free champagne line the back bars like terra cotta warriors. O Cold Night! 2018-01-02T05:00:00Z The J. Paul Getty Museum in Los Angeles returned three precious terra cotta figures to Italy. For U.S. Museums With Looted Art, the Indiana Jones Era Is Over 2022-12-13T05:00:00Z It’s on two floors with views of tall ships and done in butterscotch leather, polished wood and brass to give it a nautical feel, with terra cotta on the walls. Carne Mare, Andrew Carmellini’s Italian Chophouse, Opens 2021-06-08T04:00:00Z We were still unpacking boxes when there was a total lunar eclipse, and we pulled a lounge chair into the kitchen and watched as the earth’s shadow slid across a terra cotta moon. The Night Girl Finds a Day Boy 2016-12-23T05:00:00Z There are terra cotta and ceramic representations of pirates, mystical creatures, Dickens characters, British prime ministers, American presidents, movie stars and starlets, and even Looney Toons and Marvel characters, from Daffy Duck to Spider-Man. His collection of 8,000 Toby Jugs became a museum 2018-10-11T04:00:00Z The Toledo Museum of Art in Ohio, which received a gift of 44 Indian antiquities from Mr. Kapoor in 2007, said those small terra cotta figures were not on display. U.S. Asks Museums to Examine Collections 2012-07-27T22:19:17Z Punctuating the rustic landscape were unexpected flashes of modernity — a white cube, a terra cotta wave of arches, a celestial-looking Grecian moderne edifice — that housed the wineries. A sip-to-sip tour of the ‘Sonoma of Spain’ 2019-11-27T05:00:00Z Minutes before reaching it, a right turn onto a dirt road delivers you to the historic adobe ranch, painted a warm terra cotta, with a porch lined with turquoise Adirondack chairs. At an Arizona Ranch, Desert Beauty with a Side of Border Politics 2019-03-08T05:00:00Z The Title Guarantee and Trust Company Building, at Hill and West Fifth Streets, a beautiful cream-colored glazed terra cotta structure with a granite base, has a way of drawing your attention. Art Deco Los Angeles 2016-10-04T04:00:00Z My favorite piece was a crown found in Bernalda in the third century B.C., which was made of bronze leaves, carved terra cotta grapes and carved grasshoppers. Discovering the Ruins of Italy’s Ionian Coast 2015-03-06T05:00:00Z New pieces in the museum’s collection include a salesman’s kit from the Underground Home company, pieces of terra cotta from buildings in Chicago and New York and more. At museums this fall: Art and science, civilization and extinction Others are made from terra cotta, glass, pearl, marzipan — even eggs. In Transit Blog: Christmas Cribs Celebrated at Rome Exhibition 2011-11-21T11:00:38Z The entrance extended inward, with a terra cotta sunburst detail that evoked optimism. Art Deco Los Angeles 2016-10-04T04:00:00Z "Nova" explores an ancient Chinese secret: The creation of a terra cotta army fit for the emperor who unified China in the third century B.C. TV This Week Nov. 9 - 15: 'Aaliyah: The Princess of R&B' 2014-11-07T05:00:00Z While in Rome, she created abstracted birds out of terra cotta. Lee Bontecou, Acclaimed Creator of Wall-Mounted Art, Dies at 91 2022-11-08T05:00:00Z Perhaps to balance that avant-garde nature, Mr. Colangelo also showed some commercial clothes in terra cotta, emerald green and gray. Special Report: Fashion: Burning Through Inspiration 2011-02-27T17:02:07Z Instead of porcelain, they chose to work with black terra cotta, a material more common for sculpture, which they had used at school. Are You an Astier Person? 2022-03-09T05:00:00Z The figures may be realistic or neo-Cubist, and rendered in terra cotta and stoneware, alabaster and limestone. In the galleries: At annual benefit show, the world goes round 2017-04-19T04:00:00Z Multicolored matte-glaze terra cotta in submarine blue and peach adorns the elaborate top story, main cornice and spandrel sections. Where to find the most stunning Seattle architecture, according to a historic preservationist 2023-09-08T04:00:00Z It was a terra cotta figurine manufactured in Oaxaca, Mexico, sold along with a chia seed spread. Joseph Pedott, 91, Dies; Made Chia Pets an ‘as Seen on TV’ Sensation 2023-06-30T04:00:00Z It is noted for the green terra cotta tiles on its tower that typically are illuminated gold at night. Michigan State endowment fund buys 79% stake in Detroit’s iconic Fisher Building 2023-06-13T04:00:00Z Unique to these buildings was the application of Northwest Coast Indian art and Pacific Rim cultural references, which were interpreted by local sculptors and craftspeople in glass, metal, plaster, stone and terra cotta. Art Deco Seattle skyscrapers inspired by the nature of the Pacific NW 2023-06-03T04:00:00Z Pakistan’s Ali Kazim evokes an earlier collapse with watercolor studies of the terra cotta remains of the Indus Valley culture that failed about 3,500 years ago. Review | In the galleries: She draws inspiration from neighborhood walks 2023-04-14T04:00:00Z They were initially carved out of wood; by the mid-19th century, they were cast in terra cotta and porcelain. Whimsical, funny, vulgar: A brief history of the garden gnome 2023-03-16T04:00:00Z I put the other one in a terra cotta pot, transportable if I ever move. Op-Ed: His cat, his house, his neighborhood gone 2022-12-26T05:00:00Z In recent months, museums across the U.S. have repatriated artifacts such as precious terra cotta figures to Italy and antiquities to Cambodia. Your Thursday Briefing: Zelensky at the White House 2022-12-21T05:00:00Z Eric Flanagan designs his modern handmade ceramic planter/saucer combo in unglazed blush and terra cotta earthenware clays and satin white glazed options as a way to complement the plants. 17 gifts for holiday hosts that you can pick up in L.A. 2022-11-02T04:00:00Z Conserve water, keep your potted plants automatically irrigated and recycle empty wine bottles in one fell swoop with these large terra cotta stakes. Eco-friendly gifts that can help save California from the megadrought 2022-11-02T04:00:00Z Multicolored and made of glazed terra cotta, Hicks’s creations suggest the profusion of things that issue from nature rather than a kiln. ‘More Clay’ at AU Museum proves there’s strength in numbers 2022-09-29T04:00:00Z Today, a narrow road snaking through homes covered in terra cotta roofs and past abandoned farmland leads to the spot where residents say Ms. Bano and her family were attacked on March 3, 2002. In India, New Wave of Trauma as 11 Convicted of Rape and Murder Walk Free 2022-08-20T04:00:00Z In September 1895, the edifice, comprising four floors of light-colored Enumclaw sandstone and pressed brick, trimmed with terra cotta and outfitted with the latest heating and plumbing, welcomed more than 200 students. All-in-one Denny Hall arose first on UW’s relocated campus 2022-06-09T04:00:00Z Beautiful and sturdy, it featured iron-ore columns, terra cotta ceilings and enormous windows facing the glittering lights of Manhattan across the Harlem River. The Men Lost to 20 Bruckner Boulevard 2022-05-30T04:00:00Z Incense burned in a terra cotta pot tended by a volunteer, while others added logs until they were piled above the rim of the pyre. ‘Being the Smoke’: One Man’s Choice to Be Cremated Under the Open Sky 2022-05-18T04:00:00Z The latter’s entrance sits under a preserved terra cotta facade whose history you can learn, of course, if you stop to read the plaque. Seattle’s past and present collide on the Market to MOHAI walking route 2022-04-21T04:00:00Z They produced terra cotta sculptures and cast in metal. World History: Patterns of Interaction 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z Supply chain problems have made it hard to get key products, like the terra cotta pots that she said were stuck somewhere in a shipping container. Pandemic’s Economic Impact Is Easing, but Aftershocks May Linger 2022-02-19T05:00:00Z It goes back to a dozen dynasties that ruled China for thousands of years — one of which re-created an entire army of terra cotta warriors to be buried with an emperor. ‘Politics of grandeur’: 2 Olympics and China’s love of big 2022-02-09T05:00:00Z Kyner and Mesa, both of whom teach at the Community College of Baltimore County, work in traditional forms: porcelain and terra cotta or oil painting, respectively. Review | In the galleries: An old-fashioned style gets an updated twist 2022-01-28T05:00:00Z Handling a lump of terra cotta is always a good time, even if you end up with a bad piece of modern art. The Verge Holiday Gift Guide 2021 2021-11-08T05:00:00Z Their sculptures are made of terra cotta, a reddish-brown baked clay. World History: Patterns of Interaction 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z Available in olive and terra cotta raw silk. The 25 coziest gifts to give this holiday season 2021-11-04T04:00:00Z Nonetheless, Kranz insists on only natural materials for her pots, such as untreated redwood or cedar containers or terra cotta. You don't need land to have a farm. Here's how to grow food in pots 2021-05-29T04:00:00Z Farther west are Hangar 7 and the Marine Air Terminal, known as Terminal A, where terra cotta flying fish symbolize the Boeing 314 Clipper flying boats that skimmed across nearby Bowery Bay in 1939. AP PHOTOS: The old and the new at rebuilt LaGuardia Airport 2021-05-27T04:00:00Z Down the sloping drive to the back and beyond the gravel are terra cotta pots, tomato cages and gardening tools. 2 Immigrant Paths: One Led to Wealth, the Other Ended in Death in Atlanta 2021-03-24T04:00:00Z In a nearby vault, Isabelle Hasselin, a senior curator, examined and cataloged more than a dozen small terra cotta figurines of the Roman goddess Minerva, found in Turkey. A new, safe home for the Louvre’s unseen treasures 2021-02-22T05:00:00Z The roof’s terra cotta tiles, held together by wire, dangled from the few stone walls that remained, and chimed in the breeze. 'These mountains could turn into jelly.' Above Santa Cruz, residents fear devastating mudslides 2020-12-08T05:00:00Z Although the president assured guests that his administration had the coronavirus under control, the virus was already creeping under the club’s terra cotta roof. The swamp that Trump built 2020-10-10T04:00:00Z Brick and terra cotta masonry on the building’s exterior is being cleaned and repaired. Renovation work restarts on iconic Detroit train station 2020-08-09T04:00:00Z She said many of the terra cotta tiles need to be replaced but “there’s quite a bit involved in that process.” Severe weather damages landmark pagoda overlooking Reading 2020-05-02T04:00:00Z “Whole worlds are contained within a lovingly planted terra cotta pot, a window box or a jungle of plants grown indoors.” In turbulent times, a magical art-filled garden offers solace 2020-03-31T04:00:00Z Completed in 2018, their 485-square-foot studio space looks like a square gift box wrapped in butcher’s paper, its walls the shade of terra cotta against a lush backdrop of tropical foliage. Paraguay’s Response to Modernist Architecture? Clay, Mud and Timber 2020-02-14T05:00:00Z Four years later a 2-year-old girl was killed by falling terra cotta from the building. Facades on 1,400 Buildings in New York Are a Threat to Pedestrians 2020-01-30T05:00:00Z Now, construction workers are repairing the steel structure and replacing damaged terra cotta, limestone and brick that make up the station’s exterior. Detroit’s Revival Is Anchored in Its Train Station 2020-01-21T05:00:00Z Buildings inspectors specifically flagged the “damaged terra cotta at areas above 15th floor in several locations which poses a falling hazard for pedestrians.” Building's owners where architect killed knew of facade issue for more than year: report 2019-12-18T05:00:00Z Inspectors found that terra cotta above the 15th floor was damaged and at risk of falling and injuring people on the street. Woman Killed by Falling Debris Near Times Square 2019-12-17T05:00:00Z The department fined the building’s owner in April because the terra cotta pieces were at risk of falling. Architect killed near Times Square after chunk of building falls to the ground 2019-12-17T05:00:00Z A sidewalk shed was installed hours after Ms. Tishman died, and the company plans to remove all of the decorative terra cotta. Facades on 1,400 Buildings in New York Are a Threat to Pedestrians 2020-01-30T05:00:00Z The future of transportation is here, and it’s driving the wrong way past row after row of soulless terra cotta strip malls. Waymo’s driverless car: ghost-riding in the back seat of a robot taxi 2019-12-09T05:00:00Z Her garden terrace is lined with terra cotta tile and features potted pine trees and tomato and lavender plants, as well as an assortment of flowers, including roses and hydrangea. Bette Midler’s penthouse near Central Park lists for $50 million | Produced by Advertising Publications 2019-09-11T04:00:00Z It’s also built of overlapping terra cotta panels that circulate air between the stadium decks. Nine Ways to Recharge During the U.S. Open Tennis Championship 2019-08-23T04:00:00Z The exterior is made from reclaimed stones and terra cotta tiles from Italy. 12 stunning homes for sale near water 2019-07-02T04:00:00Z And its cultural and artistic influences derive as much from Italy as they do France, with terra cotta roofs topping the medieval and Renaissance structures in its Gothic center. Lyon’s championship soccer club is a model of gender equity and a vision for women’s sports 2019-06-28T04:00:00Z Rohana was attending a Christmas-themed ugly sweater party at the Franklin Institute when he entered a closed exhibit of ancient Chinese terra cotta warrior statues. Retrial planned for man who broke $4.5M statue’s thumb 2019-05-16T04:00:00Z Rohana was attending a Christmas-themed ugly sweater party at the Franklin Institute when he entered a closed exhibit of ancient Chinese terra cotta warrior statues. Retrial planned for man who broke $4.5M statue’s thumb 2019-05-16T04:00:00Z The most common style is Mediterranean Revival, which is characterized by stucco walls and terra cotta tiled roofs that evoke Italian and Spanish architecture. Residents battle over historic label in flooding area 2019-05-11T04:00:00Z When Paul Bennett, an ambulance driver, arrives later, he sees blood flowing along the terra cotta tiles. New Zealand’s darkest day: 36 minutes of terror 2019-03-18T04:00:00Z In the rain she was beautiful, aged gracefully with a perfect patina of wisdom and gentle moss growing on her handmade terra cotta roof tiles. My demanding mistress: Tending to an architectural gem in Los Angeles 2019-01-05T05:00:00Z The Delaware structure also is made of white terra cotta tiles. Greek monument at Tatnall was once a 1920s gas station 2018-11-23T05:00:00Z It is similar to popular terra cotta shades and works well on accent walls or for an entire room. Take your pick: 2019’s colors of the year offer wide variety | Produced by Advertising Publications 2018-11-16T05:00:00Z “A lot of memories,” he said, as he stood on broken terra cotta shingles and charred wood. From Malibu to Oak Park, wildfire devastation comes into focus - Los Angeles Times 2018-11-11T05:00:00Z It has an updated kitchen with a breakfast bar that opens to a family room with terra cotta tile. Looking to buy a home for $1.2 million? Here’s what you can expect to find. 2018-09-26T04:00:00Z Locating more beautiful terra cotta roof tiles for repairs proved to be a four-year search. My demanding mistress: Tending to an architectural gem in Los Angeles 2019-01-05T05:00:00Z Colors included a lot of neutrals, but also bold colors like bright canary yellow, and a new terra cotta red. At Oscar de la Renta, a Mediterranean vacation on a rooftop 2018-09-11T04:00:00Z Crews are fixing the building’s limestone walls and terra cotta cornice. Federal courthouse in Springfield getting $2.6M face-lift 2018-09-02T04:00:00Z The oldest object: a terra cotta cup featuring a snarling lion from what is now known as Turkey, believed to date to the early 2000s B.C. Animal-themed drinkware shows ancients partied in beast mode 2018-09-02T04:00:00Z And their terra cotta plumbing failed, causing more financial distress. Taking the long view: How one couple are renovating their ‘forever home’ in stages 2018-07-03T04:00:00Z Mexican terra cotta tiles ground the space in the hallways and the kitchen. Potomac home’s ‘magical’ setting inspired a poet laureate 2018-06-22T04:00:00Z If “curly cactus” sounds like a deadly oxymoron, try picturing Rapunzel’s ringlets tumbling down the side of a terra cotta wall. Plant Swaps: The Cheap Way to Score Rare Houseplants 2018-06-07T04:00:00Z Ernest R. Graham designed the building, with an H-shaped superstructure atop a six-story base and a steel frame, clad in granite, terra cotta and brick. Equitable Building, Spur for Modern Zoning, Will Get a $50 Million Face-Lift 2018-03-20T04:00:00Z “Blinds: white Levolor. Tile: mauve vinyl. Elevator entrance: terra cotta. Exterior façade: eggshell.” Review | Lives and legacy of a notorious Chicago housing project 2018-02-22T05:00:00Z Mr. Sinsteden noted that one might expect to see a flat slate roof on what appears to be a Georgian house, rather than the very European wavy terra cotta tile that’s actually there. How Design Pros Brought Order to a Home Filled With 60 Years of ‘Stuff’ 2018-02-22T05:00:00Z The warrior was a symbol of martial strength, molded from terra cotta and buried more than 2,000 years ago with China’s first emperor to defend him in the afterlife. American Is Charged With Stealing Terra-Cotta Warrior’s Thumb 2018-02-19T05:00:00Z What he discovers in the terra cotta is that when this terracotta got super- heated, and then cooled again, the poles were on different sides of the planet. Earth's Poles Will Eventually Flip, So What Then? 2018-02-01T05:00:00Z When it was built, the hotel was sided with smooth, dressed limestone slabs, brick columns and neoclassical terra cotta entablature. Scottsbluff’s Lincoln Hotel turns 100 2018-01-14T05:00:00Z When it was built, the hotel was sided with smooth, dressed limestone slabs, brick columns and neoclassical terra cotta entablature. Scottsbluff’s Lincoln Hotel turns 100 2018-01-13T05:00:00Z The 1916 white terra cotta building, with original interior details including brass banisters and a marble staircase in the lobby, was originally home to the Hill Publishing Company, which later merged to become McGraw-Hill Publishing. Recent Commercial Real Estate Transactions 2017-12-05T05:00:00Z Details of the 19th century home include a 40-inch wide, terra cotta medallion implanted at the top of the home’s exterior and intricate wood carvings on the fireplace mantels and on the front entryway. EXCHANGE: Architect saves his deteriorating childhood home 2017-10-22T04:00:00Z As a Fulbright scholar in Medellín, Colombia, where he maintains a workshop, Mr. Wolston was inspired by the handsome terra cotta bricks made of local clay. Is It a Planter or a Chair? (Both) 2017-08-10T04:00:00Z The casts can be painted to resemble various materials, including gilded wood, bronze, terra cotta, marble and stone. At a family workshop near Paris, the ‘drowned Mona Lisa’ death mask lives on 2017-07-20T04:00:00Z Its expertise in restoration helped it secure the $65 million job to redo the steel, masonry and terra cotta work on the City Hall in 2008. Firm shapes Madison’s building landscape for over a century 2017-06-17T04:00:00Z Colorful patterned dresses in shades of rust, terra cotta, mustard and brown were topped with tailored blazers, biker jackets and belted overcoats. Dior takes celeb crowd caving with LA cruise collection show 2017-05-12T04:00:00Z The City Council passed the law after Grace Gold, a Barnard College student, was killed by a piece of terra cotta that fell from a 1912 apartment house on the Upper West Side of Manhattan. New York Has 280 Miles of Scaffolding, and a Map to Navigate It 2017-05-02T04:00:00Z Take advantage of this and put some colored tile on the riser instead of the same terra cotta tile you’re using for all the flat patio surfaces and the treads. How to make your patio pop with color 2017-03-14T04:00:00Z Three inkwells were also found here—one of bronze, which has turned green, and two of terra cotta, turned black—in which there is still some dried ink. The Scrolls from the Dead Sea 1955-05-06T04:00:00Z Williams said that terra cotta, a clay pressed into a plaster mold, then fired, is quite tough. Go for a walk, and look past the cranes for glimpses of Seattle history 2017-02-23T05:00:00Z “This shape is almost eccentric in terra cotta,” said Ms. Thompson of the formal vessel and its lowly material. 5 Indoor Pots Paired With Their Ideal House Plants 2016-10-27T04:00:00Z Those terra cotta warriors line up for inspection in the new special “China’s Megatomb Revealed.” TV This Week, Oct. 23-30: 'Bill Murray: The Mark Twain Prize' and more 2016-10-23T04:00:00Z I’m leaning toward an orange-red terra cotta clay tile for this project. How to make your patio pop with color 2017-03-14T04:00:00Z In 1974, a farmer was digging a well in the countryside outside of Xi’an, the ancient imperial capital of China, when he started pulling up bricks, arrowheads and pieces of terra cotta. Whatever We Dig Up, We’ll End Up Buried 2016-09-19T04:00:00Z Liquid waves roll under the rigid city: The church bells ring out of time, terra cotta tiles rain down from the Renaissance rooftops, priceless paintings rattle off the walls of the Uffizi. David’s Ankles: How Imperfections Could Bring Down the World’s Most Perfect Statue 2016-08-17T04:00:00Z The building, on the west side of Courthouse Square, was guarded by a vigilant lion, carved into the gray, terra cotta exterior walls. ‘Jewel box’ bank designed by Louis Sullivan to be restored 2016-07-31T04:00:00Z She used authentic materials like limestone and terra cotta flooring and real stucco for the exterior. Knockoffs: Not Just for Handbags, but Home Decor Too 2016-06-23T04:00:00Z The 13,000-square-foot property, built and owned by the fashion magnate Pierre Cardin, is composed of giant terra cotta orbs arranged in a sprawling hive. A Worrisome Pileup of $100 Million Homes 2016-05-28T04:00:00Z The pot: Glazed ceramic, metal, thick clay and plastic pots retain much more water than traditional terra cotta and require less water. How the drought led an L.A. artist to create this stunning container garden 2016-03-03T05:00:00Z “Dormienti” is composed of 32 life-size terra cotta figures of people that are spread along the gallery floor. Meijer Gardens opens exhibition of Italian artist Paladino 2016-02-26T05:00:00Z Both buildings are sheathed in glazed terra cotta and feature ornate porticos with French-inspired carvings. Opulent D.C. condominium caters to wealthy and well-known 2016-02-05T05:00:00Z Built in the 1880s, the 10-story red brick, mortar and terra cotta building near the Promenade is now called the Arlington. Arthur Miller’s Brooklyn 2016-01-22T05:00:00Z Beamed ceilings, skylights and terra cotta paver floors are among the details. Sarah Palin seeks candidate for loaded desert retreat 2016-01-09T05:00:00Z The Italian Gothic building, completed in 1928 and acquired by N.Y.U. in 1953 for faculty housing, is notable for its extensive use of terra cotta detail against a background of brick masonry. N.Y.U. President’s Penthouse Gets a Face-Lift Worth $1.1 Million (or More) 2015-12-21T05:00:00Z For more than a century, there was an explosion of red brick, brownstone, terra cotta and limestone construction around the region. Bricklaying, a Nearly Lost Art, Makes a Comeback in Luxury Buildings 2015-11-23T05:00:00Z The villa, its terra cotta color contrasting with the surrounding green, is 680 square meters over two floors. Villa on an Old Roman Road, With Ties to Film 2015-09-03T04:00:00Z What It Is A steel-dust stained terra cotta plaque showing the Brooklyn Bridge and New York Harbor, one of four that formed a mural. Ceramic Skyline, on the Move 2015-06-19T04:00:00Z The Louisville Water Co. says crews cleaned and restored about 3,000 terra cotta tiles and replaced the slate roof of the gatehouse and the reservoir’s limestone stairs. Louisville reservoir and gatehouse set to reopen 2015-05-08T04:00:00Z By matching up the terra cotta tiles and distinctive grill work, he is able to narrow the search down to two adjoining buildings that were still there. Forty years later, Vietnam veterans still search for lost loves 2015-04-22T04:00:00Z Trandel plans to gut the inside while keeping its Gothic revival terra cotta facade. Chicago funeral home to be turned into apartments 2015-03-29T04:00:00Z Avenue V was done in a neo-Classical style often seen in libraries of the era, with symmetrical facades and terra cotta details. Benefits of Renewed Brooklyn Sewage Station Include a Creek Less Foul 2015-03-23T04:00:00Z Decorative marble and terra cotta features were restored and new lighting and plumbing were installed. Taft Building, an aging Hollywood hot spot, gets a makeover 2015-01-28T05:00:00Z In an old church donated by a black congregation stand or sit some 30 terra cotta sculptures of slave children, all of them without eyes, in the style of death masks. Harsh world of slavery focus of Louisiana plantation museum 2015-01-17T05:00:00Z This soy sauce is fermented and brewed in terra cotta jars using black soybeans and Piranske Soline sea salt, and no preservatives. 5 great things we ate at the Winter Fancy Food Show 2015-01-16T05:00:00Z “Be good Chinese boys and girls, and oppose adulation of foreign festivals,” read one banner strung across the campus of Modern College of Northwest University in Xi’an, home to the famed terra cotta warriors. Chinese Hit Back Against a Foreign Intrusion: Christmas 2014-12-25T05:00:00Z It was replaced by a prosthetic eye, a porous orb the color of terra cotta and the texture of coral. Caught in the Crossfire, a Teenager Adjusts to a New Life 2014-11-26T05:00:00Z If Mercy's anticipated timetable stays true, residents will be moving into the historic building, with its arched windows and terra cotta insignia of European printing houses, by mid-2016. Rehab plan for Sears' old West Side HQ takes shape 2014-10-16T04:00:00Z The cobblestone streets, terra cotta roofs and rundown balconies of Tbilisi's Old Town possess melancholic charm, while the poplar-lined central Rustaveli Avenue remind one of Parisian boulevards. Trip Tips: Georgia's Caucasian charm lures hikers and hipsters 2014-09-05T04:00:00Z Of that onyx floor she says, “We didn’t want marble, we didn’t want it to be too grand. Typically there would be terra cotta in there.” Tuscany's Best Country Hotels: Castello del Casole 2014-08-29T04:00:00Z "Drop one thing on terra cotta, and it breaks right away." From kit house to Spanish Colonial Revival in South Pasadena 2014-07-12T04:00:00Z Despite the crowds, the plastic-topped tables and the fake grapes hanging from the fake terra cotta tiles, you should dine at the Greek Village. | New Jersey: A Review of the Greek Village in Northvale 2014-04-26T01:40:11Z The project rises like a sugar wafer, a sleek glass sheet, facing north and south, finely undulating bands of terra cotta and bronze filigree decorating the extra-slim east and west facades. Critic’s Notebook: Seeing a Need for Oversight of New York’s Lordly Towers 2013-12-23T01:31:03Z On the outside, the elaborate Spanish baroque terra cotta facade was repaired and cleaned and about 2,000 windows were replaced. Square Feet: Modern Makeover for Wrigley Building, Long a Hallmark of Chicago’s Skyline 2013-12-11T02:41:43Z The Wrigley Building's owners paid $70 million for a renovation under an agreement with the city, including a full restoration of the exterior terra cotta, upscale retail storefronts, granite flooring and decorative lighting. Walgreens, Peet's planned for revamped Wrigley Building 2013-09-17T21:02:00Z A stairway leads back down to the stamped concrete plaza made to mimic terra cotta tiles. From kit house to Spanish Colonial Revival in South Pasadena 2014-07-12T04:00:00Z The first room of the exhibit discusses the parallels between the mythic and historical city of Uruk and displays some stunning terra cotta busts and reliefs depicting popular episodes from the epic. The Ur-Metropolis 2013-05-20T22:23:50Z After a rough flight, Mr Prescott quipped: "It's great to be back on terra cotta." The John Prescott story 2012-11-16T18:18:52Z Mr. Garatti, now 85, has for decades nursed the hope of completing the ballet school, a series of interconnected, domed terra cotta pavilions, derelict and littered, surrounded by grass and areca palms. Havana Journal: Cuba Debates Carlos Acosta’s Dream Project 2012-11-16T03:53:08Z "We knew she was a beauty, with Kimball's elaborate use of terra cotta, pink color and great arches," Ms. Breen said. City Room: A 19th-Century Dividend at a 21st-Century Station 2012-11-09T16:40:31Z Although better known outside China for its terra cotta warriors, Xi’an, in western China, is a hub of China’s weapons manufacturing industry and a center of nationalistic sentiment. Japanese Car Sales Plummet in China 2012-10-09T11:14:00Z Xi’an, home of the famed terra cotta warriors, plans to invest tens of billions of dollars on nine new subway lines. China’s Politics Hinder Effort to Shore Up Economy 2012-09-26T22:17:29Z I can carry on works of sculpture, in marble, bronze, or terra cotta, also in pictures. Famous European Artists 2012-04-07T02:00:30.487Z The restaurant occupies a structure akin to a railroad car, with a fire-belching terra cotta pizza oven. | Kingston: A Review of Osteria Procaccini in Kingston 2012-03-03T04:40:05Z The lamps were terra cotta and held a very little oil. The Dramatization of Bible Stories An experiment in the religious education of children 2012-03-03T03:00:18.597Z Some classes of pottery do not require more than a single firing, as, for instance, the common terra cotta and stoneware. British Manufacturing Industries Pottery, Glass and Silicates, Furniture and Woodwork. 2012-02-26T03:00:18.883Z It unified the look of its labels to an updated version of the widely recognized terra cotta original. Case in Point: Preventing your brand from being defined by what it doesn?t do 2012-02-18T18:47:00Z “Not only is it historic, which will drive our costs, but it’s very historic,” he said, standing by a deconstructed terra cotta dormer. Posting: Housing for Artists Gains Tax Break 2012-02-18T10:00:06Z His face looks as though it were carved of wood, or molded in terra cotta; he seldom speaks, and no one can guess the substance of his reflections. The Enemies of Women (Los enemigos de la mujer) 2012-01-02T03:00:27.980Z Aslett’s most prized possession — a 2,000 year old terra cotta water vessel used by the Romans to wash up— is not quite ready for display and kept locked in a filing cabinet. Idaho man builds museum dedicated to cleaning in lifelong fight against grit, grime 2011-12-28T19:49:33Z The smaller figures, between four and nine inches tall, are painted terra cotta. | Westchester: Naples Nativity Scene at Italian Cultural Center in Tuckahoe 2011-12-24T02:27:07Z Correll began a bold product placement program, securing placements of the familiar terra cotta label in “The Sopranos” and a slew of hit TV shows and movies. Case in Point: Preventing your brand from being defined by what it doesn?t do 2012-02-18T18:47:00Z A good terra cotta camel, 55 to 60 hands high and broken to single-foot, will fetch as high as $150. In Pastures New 2011-12-23T03:00:12.717Z Saffron melting to fawn and dun was there, and vivid streaks that were almost scarlet where fractures were fresh, but had changed to maroon and terra cotta under the action of the weather. Down the Columbia 2011-12-10T03:00:16.583Z Conduits for wires and terra cotta building materials were added to our achievements and then in your régime superfine sewers became a specialty. More Portmanteau Plays 2011-11-11T03:00:27.887Z A bust of the poet in terra cotta yet adorned the fa�ade of the house, which though then in ruins has since been rebuilt. The International Monthly, Vol. II, No. I December 1, 1850 2011-10-29T02:00:14.677Z Each seed is rimmed with a frill of terra cotta hue that serves as a wing for its flight, when detached by the wind. Trees Worth Knowing 2011-10-13T02:00:48.357Z Between the numerous consoles of this is a series of terra cotta busts of all the Popes. Cathedral Cities of Italy 2011-10-12T02:00:42.597Z The lower section, about the height of a man, is faced in marine-blue glazed terra cotta, its rich Caribbean blue contrasting with the sandlike beige of the plain concrete walls above. | Orchard Beach, the Bronx: Streetscapes | A High-Minded Pavilion at Orchard Beach in the Bronx 2011-09-22T21:41:59Z To me it was the equivalent of opening King Tut’s tomb in Egypt or uncovering the terra cotta warriors in China. Shaky Degas Dancer Gets the Silent Treatment: William D. Cohan 2011-08-23T00:23:01Z They were made of terra cotta, red in color and one side glazed. The Motion Picture Chums at Seaside Park The Rival Photo Theatres of the Boardwalk 2011-08-05T02:00:44.900Z They colored them terra cotta because they thought that color would blend well with any background. City Room: Many Historic Districts Have No Hardware to Show for It 2011-07-25T15:10:13Z A simple terra cotta bust decorates the front of this half ruined house! My Recollections 2011-07-16T02:00:14.973Z The walls of the semicircular stairway are faced in glazed terra cotta all the way to the ceiling, the newel post covered with stars and a shimmering sunburst. | Orchard Beach, the Bronx: Streetscapes | A High-Minded Pavilion at Orchard Beach in the Bronx 2011-09-22T21:41:59Z These are of various colours, blue, white, yellow, and red; the first and second are of stone, and the yellow and red are of terra cotta. A Tour throughout South Wales and Monmouthshire 2011-07-08T02:00:18.387Z Marble, stones—some hard, some soft,—terra cotta, metals, or wood, each demand a difference of treatment. Arts and Crafts Essays by Members of the Arts and Crafts Exhibition Society 2011-05-30T02:00:17.247Z Color: Unglazed surfaces range from bright terra cotta to reddish buff. North Devon Pottery and Its Export to America in the 17th Century 2011-05-14T02:00:10.023Z A Romanesque thing of brownish brick and terra cotta, it is nothing remarkable, with apartments more modest than in the usual Park or Fifth Avenue type of building. | Upper Fifth Avenue: Way Uptown in Hospital Country 2011-04-28T21:16:08Z I named it “Mud Pie” because the pottery was painted brown to resemble terra cotta. The Boss: Stockroom to Boardroom 2011-04-09T17:35:21Z The masks of the regular theatre were made of chalk, or pipe-clay, or terra cotta. History of Roman Literature from its Earliest Period to the Augustan Age. Volume I 2011-04-03T02:00:22.843Z If he models in clay and wishes it burnt into terra cotta, the shrinkage and risk in firing, and the danger in transport to the kiln, are a nightmare to him. Arts and Crafts Essays by Members of the Arts and Crafts Exhibition Society 2011-05-30T02:00:17.247Z The 12-story Postal Telegraph structure is of precise gray brick, with a deeply recessed entryway, attractive carving in terra cotta and unusual recessed loggias under a projecting cornice at the top floor. | City Hall Park: A Long-Running Mismatch 2011-03-25T09:00:26Z They are skilful modellers naturally, and work really beautiful things in "terra cotta." The Dodd Family Abroad, Vol. II 2011-03-03T03:00:54.950Z I am the fortunate possessor of several of her models in terra cotta, which, though small, are beautiful in finish. Our Cats and All About Them Their Varieties, Habits, and Management; and for Show, the Standard of Excellence and Beauty; Described and Pictured 2011-03-03T03:00:48.597Z A terra cotta dome supplanted Jefferson's wooden construction. U-Va. Rotunda waits in line for repairs 2011-03-02T02:55:03Z Heart-wood maroon to terra cotta or deep brownish red; sap-wood light orange to dark amber, very soft and light, no odor; pith rays very distinct, specially pronounced on radial section. Wood and Forest 2011-03-01T03:00:42.647Z Male and female Idols in red terra cotta. American Antiquities Auction Catalogue, January 8, 1898 2011-02-23T03:00:33.300Z On the other hand, Freundlich’s “Head,” from 1925, a work made of glazed terra cotta, gnarled like an old olive tree, loses little of its power for being broken. Abroad: Art?s Survivors of Hitler?s War 2010-12-01T15:13:00Z Ever since, the two teams have done battle about every other year for what is thought to be the smallest trophy in sports: a six-inch terra cotta urn. Rising From The Ashes 2010-11-23T23:21:00Z There's one footnote to this story: You might be able to cut your utility bill and take advantage of the federal government's largesse without drilling solar panels into your lovely terra cotta roof. Solar panels at White House give a boost to alternative energy options 2010-10-25T16:45:00Z Unlike the warehouse windows that were trimmed with contrasting brick or terra cotta a century ago, however, those at Superior Ink are largely unadorned. The Traditionalist 2010-10-15T18:05:00Z The terra cotta balustrade outside his office had been removed during a renovation, allowing an already strong west wind to become even stronger. Like an Eccentric Dowager, the Flatiron Gets By on Charm 2010-05-25T21:41:00Z Here, beside it, is the older, more earthbound Huntington Bank building, with its white terra cotta façade. Semper Youngstown 2010-05-01T16:00:00Z The crane slowly tipped and hit the building’s decorative cornice, knocking terra cotta tile and brick to the sidewalk but causing no structural damage, he said. Operator?s License Suspended After Crane Falls 2010-03-29T03:20:00Z Once they were put on display, some even got fungus on their terra cotta "skin." 2009-12-15T05:00:00Z The cloisters adjoining are surrounded with a light arcade, with enrichments in the spandrils and frieze, all in terra cotta. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 2, Slice 4 "Aram, Eugene" to "Arcueil" Among the city’s manufactures are boilers, machines, glass, chemicals, terra cotta, brick, iron pipes and couplings, gas engines, cutlery and silk. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 4, Slice 4 "Bradford, William" to "Brequigny, Louis" In the spandrils, or triangular spaces between the arches, are medallion bas-reliefs of glazed terra cotta showing white figures relieved against a background of bright blue. Tuscan Sculpture of the Fifteenth Century A Collection of Sixteen Pictures Reproducing Works by Donatello, the Della Robia, Mino da Fiesole, and Others, with Introduction Engraving: Contents of terra cotta vases At the head of the skeletons were two large vases of terra cotta, with covers of the same material. Incidents of Travel in Yucatan, Vol. II. O, yes," said Jenny, yawning as she took up a terra cotta figure and gazed at it on all sides, "it was perfectly delightful in Nice. Gertrude's Marriage Spindle, as symbol of axial rotation, in connection with cross symbols on terra cotta spinning whorls, 498. The Fundamental Principles of Old and New World Civilizations At the counter he changed a victoriatus, and was given a boat-shaped terra cotta patera full of black wine crowned with iridescent bubbles. Sónnica One of a series of glazed terra cotta medallions on the façade of the Foundling Hospital, Florence. Tuscan Sculpture of the Fifteenth Century A Collection of Sixteen Pictures Reproducing Works by Donatello, the Della Robia, Mino da Fiesole, and Others, with Introduction Lighter terra cotta Dissolve 1/2 oz. of dull red in 1 pint of water. Hand-Loom Weaving A Manual for School and Home Numerous pieces of mortar and terra cotta occur in the vicinity, and 1500 feet directly west there is a large mound of moderate height. The Battle and the Ruins of Cintla The tin cornices of Market Street were wiped away, and yellow brick and terra cotta and marble took the place of the old ornaments of which the young town had been so proud. In the Heart of a Fool Strong slaves, perspiring from standing over the fires in the kitchens, set upon the table the food for the first course, served in great plates of red Saguntine terra cotta. Sónnica Enamelled terra cotta lunette, decorating tympanum of door of sacristy in the cathedral at Florence. Tuscan Sculpture of the Fifteenth Century A Collection of Sixteen Pictures Reproducing Works by Donatello, the Della Robia, Mino da Fiesole, and Others, with Introduction Full terra cotta Dissolve 1/2 oz. of dull red in 1 pint of water. Hand-Loom Weaving A Manual for School and Home The pottery and the idols made of terra cotta show a high degree of perfection. The Battle and the Ruins of Cintla The prevailing colors of the paste may be defined as ranging from very light yellow grays to a variety of ochery yellows and very pale terra cotta reds. Ancient art of the province of Chiriqui, Colombia Sixth Annual Report of the Bureau of Ethnology to the Secretary of the Smithsonian Institution, 1884-1885, Government Printing Office, Washington, 1888, pages 3-188 The Athenian entered the sanctuary in the centre dedicated to Jupiter, and he saw the image of the god in terra cotta, holding a golden lance in his right hand. Sónnica We all sat around, feet drying by the flames, and soon everyone had two slices of rye bread to dunk into a soup-filled terra cotta bowl on our knees. Letters from my Windmill Dark terra cotta Dissolve 1/2 oz. of dull red in 1 pint of water. Hand-Loom Weaving A Manual for School and Home The Dome was constructed in a way, hitherto probably untried in Europe, it was built without centering, on a principle of interlocking blocks of terra cotta. A History of Giggleswick School From its Foundation, 1499 to 1912 Grotesque figures forming the handles of small vases—terra cotta group. Ancient art of the province of Chiriqui, Colombia Sixth Annual Report of the Bureau of Ethnology to the Secretary of the Smithsonian Institution, 1884-1885, Government Printing Office, Washington, 1888, pages 3-188 The smooth flat terra cotta tiles showed no distinguishing marks. The Film of Fear There once stood in the refectory a terra cotta group of the 'Last Supper.' Portuguese Architecture Of smaller works, statuettes and groups, she has left some two hundred in terra cotta, among them a St Augustine, said to be admirable for expression and nobleness. The International Monthly, Volume 3, No. 2, May, 1851 Another is a dining-room of copper, bronze and terra cotta shades. Social Life or, The Manners and Customs of Polite Society Vases illustrating ornamental use of animal figures—terra cotta group. Ancient art of the province of Chiriqui, Colombia Sixth Annual Report of the Bureau of Ethnology to the Secretary of the Smithsonian Institution, 1884-1885, Government Printing Office, Washington, 1888, pages 3-188 They entertained Elizabeth at Sutton; she would have a child's memory of the founder of the house, and doubtless praised the rebus in the terra cotta moulding, the "R.W.," the grapes and the tun. Highways and Byways in Surrey The use of finer varieties of clay in terra cotta figures laid among the brickwork furnishes a field of architectural design hardly appreciated. Scientific American Supplement, No. 647, May 26, 1888 She left behind her a number of works in terra cotta. The International Monthly, Volume 3, No. 2, May, 1851 In the center of the table, between the periwinkles, was another gift from T�o Ventolera, a terra cotta female head with a strange round tiara crowning her braided hair. The Dead Command From the Spanish Los Muertos Mandan Vases illustrating ornamental use of animal figures—terra cotta group. Ancient art of the province of Chiriqui, Colombia Sixth Annual Report of the Bureau of Ethnology to the Secretary of the Smithsonian Institution, 1884-1885, Government Printing Office, Washington, 1888, pages 3-188 “That isn’t red,” they say, “it’s terra cotta.” A Color Notation A measured color system, based on the three qualities Hue, Value and Chroma Such walls should project at least three feet above the roof, and should be capped by stone, terra cotta, or sheet metal. Scientific American Supplement, No. 647, May 26, 1888 The peasants have heaps of little carved images of terra cotta and coins, which they offer for sale. The Greville Memoirs A Journal of the Reigns of King George IV and King William IV, Vol. I Another substance which is made of almost the same materials as brick is terra cotta. Diggers in the Earth In number of specimens this group is second to none, excepting perhaps that given under the head of terra cotta ware. Ancient art of the province of Chiriqui, Colombia Sixth Annual Report of the Bureau of Ethnology to the Secretary of the Smithsonian Institution, 1884-1885, Government Printing Office, Washington, 1888, pages 3-188 In various parts of the country terra cotta figures have been dug up. The Western World Picturesque Sketches of Nature and Natural History in North and South America Too much crotal will make the wool a dark red brown, but a very pretty terra cotta red can be got. Vegetable Dyes Being a Book of Recipes and Other Information Useful to the Dyer In the morning when the fire is dead, the pot should be carefully lifted out, and, if all is well, it will be of hard ringing red terra cotta. Woodland Tales Until recently, all terra cotta was of the color that is called by that name, but now it is made in gray, white, and bronze as well. Diggers in the Earth Stool of plain terra cotta, decorated with grotesque heads and incised figures—⅓. Ancient art of the province of Chiriqui, Colombia Sixth Annual Report of the Bureau of Ethnology to the Secretary of the Smithsonian Institution, 1884-1885, Government Printing Office, Washington, 1888, pages 3-188 The bust, which is of black terra cotta, and bears traces of Italian workmanship, is believed to have adorned the proscenium of the Duke’s Theatre. A Life of William Shakespeare with portraits and facsimiles The central case is overflowing with riches, containing as it does nearly six hundred Etruscan vases in terra cotta. Chambers's Edinburgh Journal, No. 455 Volume 18, New Series, September 18, 1852 Men came back from their journeys with some lovely terra cotta, some ivory or bronze, some painting by an old master, whose beauty had been hidden for centuries under smoke and grime. The Blot on the Kaiser's 'Scutcheon The bust of Sir Isaac Newton, terra cotta. Notes and Queries, Number 182, April 23, 1853 A Medium of Inter-communication for Literary Men, Artists, Antiquaries, Genealogists, etc. Stool of plain terra cotta, with strange figures—⅓. Ancient art of the province of Chiriqui, Colombia Sixth Annual Report of the Bureau of Ethnology to the Secretary of the Smithsonian Institution, 1884-1885, Government Printing Office, Washington, 1888, pages 3-188 In addition to these objects of stoneware and glass, there were a large variety of terra cotta objects which range from the "simplest little pots and saucers to the most artistic shapes and portraits." The Journal of Negro History, Volume 6, 1921 Turning now to the walls of this apartment, we find glass-cases filled with vases in terra cotta and eastern alabaster. Chambers's Edinburgh Journal, No. 455 Volume 18, New Series, September 18, 1852 He believed the increased interest in terra cotta, and in useful ornamental and out tiling points to the great source of supply as the timber of the country decreases in quantity. Prairie Farmer, Vol. 56: No. 3, January 19, 1884. A Weekly Journal for the Farm, Orchard and Fireside Stone lions defy, and terra cotta stags run away from, porcelain dogs. Riviera Towns Under “Clay”, all sections listed in the Table of Contents as “Terra cotta group”, “Scarified group”... are shown in the body text as “The terra cotta group”, “The scarified group”... Ancient art of the province of Chiriqui, Colombia Sixth Annual Report of the Bureau of Ethnology to the Secretary of the Smithsonian Institution, 1884-1885, Government Printing Office, Washington, 1888, pages 3-188 Like the other terra cotta objects, these are fully illustrated in the above-named work. The Journal of Negro History, Volume 6, 1921 The building, which is finished in tapestry brick and terra cotta, stands opposite the Natural Science Building on North University Avenue. The University of Michigan The shade of red will at once be recognised as brick red or terra cotta, indeed "terra cotta" means "baked earth." Lessons on Soil In front of the altars stood large vases or jars of terra cotta, used for ablutions and other purposes in connection with the sacrifices. The Religion of Babylonia and Assyria The floor was of octagonal, terra cotta tiles and there was a high mullioned window over the infinitesimal sink. Molly Brown's Orchard Home Passing over a list of similar objects, we finally come to the world-famed terra cotta heads. The Journal of Negro History, Volume 6, 1921 The model and the church itself are both composed of terra cotta. Young Americans Abroad Vacation in Europe: Travels in England, France, Holland, Belgium, Prussia and Switzerland She reddened a little under her new terra cotta rouge. Man and Maid It is a safe plan to use true colours, real blue, red or green, not slate, terra cotta, and olive. Embroidery and Tapestry Weaving In the fragments of a terra cotta library, buried in the ruins of a royal palace, we find almost our only records of the arts and sciences of ancient Assyria. Scientific American, Volume XXXVI., No. 8, February 24, 1877 A Weekly Journal of Practical Information, Art, Science, Mechanics, Chemistry, and Manufactures. From greenish gold to scarlet, swiftly changing to carmine, terra cotta, crimson and garnet, so glows and deepens the color in the torches. Some Summer Days in Iowa This is a new adaptation of terra cotta. Young Americans Abroad Vacation in Europe: Travels in England, France, Holland, Belgium, Prussia and Switzerland There were other French pavements, of the eleventh century, which were similar in their construction, in which terra cotta was employed for the reds. Arts and Crafts in the Middle Ages A Description of Mediaeval Workmanship in Several of the Departments of Applied Art, Together with Some Account of Special Artisans in the Early Renaissance The little pack mule to the fore, Wayland and Matthews were picking the way slowly down the terra cotta trail of the Rim Rocks. The Freebooters of the Wilderness The terra cotta tablets of ancient Assyria are instructive in this connection. Scientific American, Volume XXXVI., No. 8, February 24, 1877 A Weekly Journal of Practical Information, Art, Science, Mechanics, Chemistry, and Manufactures. The early ones were of stone, but later, lamps were modeled from clay or terra cotta and finally from metals. Artificial Light Its Influence upon Civilization They contained ashes andPg 145 even coal when they were discovered, not to mention the cooking utensils in terra cotta and in bronze. The Wonders of Pompeii Where clay occurred of a fine tough texture, easily mined and manipulated, the work in terra cotta became proportionately more elaborate in variety and finer in quality. A Study of Pueblo Pottery as Illustrative of Zuñi Culture Growth. Fourth Annual Report of the Bureau of Ethnology to the Secretary of the Smithsonian Institution, 1882-83, Government Printing Office, Washington, 1886, pages 467-522 Down the terra cotta ledge trickled a tiny rill not so large as a pencil. The Freebooters of the Wilderness We build a house of cream-colored brick, varied with speckled brick and adorned with terra cotta ornaments of red, yellow and green, all due to iron. Creative Chemistry Descriptive of Recent Achievements in the Chemical Industries All-white is not called for, but light tints of green, buff, or terra cotta will give a softening touch of color without destroying the general effect of immaculateness. The Complete Home Indeed the name of Veii is supposed to have been derived from its skill in the manufacture of terra cotta chariots. Roman Mosaics Or, Studies in Rome and Its Neighbourhood The latter term, té è le, is generic, being applied to nearly all terra cotta vessels which are taller than they are broad. A Study of Pueblo Pottery as Illustrative of Zuñi Culture Growth. Fourth Annual Report of the Bureau of Ethnology to the Secretary of the Smithsonian Institution, 1882-83, Government Printing Office, Washington, 1886, pages 467-522 The favorite external ornamentation for houses seems to have been by means of colored cones in terra cotta, which were imbedded in moist mud or plaster, and arranged into a variety of patterns. The Seven Great Monarchies Of The Ancient Eastern World, Vol 1. (of 7): Chaldaea The History, Geography, And Antiquities Of Chaldaea, Assyria, Babylon, Media, Persia, Parthia, And Sassanian or New Persian Empire; With Maps and Illustrations. It is built throughout, walls, tower, and spire, benches and fittings, of terra cotta from the Ladyshore works. Notes and Queries, Number 63, January 11, 1851 Azzo deserves special commendation from the student of art for the exquisite octagonal tower of S. Gottardo, which he built of terra cotta with marble pilasters, in Milan. Renaissance in Italy, Volume 1 (of 7) The Age of the Despots No, this is 'terra cotta,' which is Italian for 'earth cooked.' St. Nicholas, Vol. 5, No. 2, December, 1877 We trace it to-day not only in the remarkable tradition of the natives, but in stone monuments, architecture, industrial and social organization, and works of art in bronze, glass, and terra cotta. The Negro It's all iron and stone and terra cotta. David Lockwin—The People's Idol This stove was of white Majolica with little Loves in terra cotta adorning it. The House in Good Taste The letters appear frequently among the decorations of the museum buildings, especially in the refreshment rooms and the Ceramic gallery, where long inscriptions in glazed terra cotta form ornamental friezes. Scientific American Supplement, No. 484, April 11, 1885 Some sickles, a leaden weight, fragments of glass windows, and terra cotta fragments, also included in the glass-case, were discovered among the ruins of the houses, buried by the fall of the great building. How to See the British Museum in Four Visits Recent discoveries of Frobenius in these parts of the continent show that the people reached a high stage of development in the terra cotta, bronze, glass, weaving, and iron industry. The Journal of Negro History, Volume 1, January 1916 The terra cotta statue by Mr. Boehm, exhibited at the Royal Academy in 1875, has received such merited meed of enthusiastic praise from Mr. Ruskin that it needs no added praise of ours. On the Choice of Books One hanging lantern of terra cotta was very fine indeed, and there were many notable fixtures. The House in Good Taste Earthenware and terra cotta for agricultural purposes; paving tiles, enameled lava. Final Report of the Louisiana Purchase Exposition Commission And indeed the influence of Crown Square, with its large effects of terra cotta, plate glass, and gold letters, all under a heavy skyscape of drab smoke, was depressing. The Matador of the Five Towns and Other Stories At South Kensington, a whole group of examples of brickwork with terra cotta meet us. Scientific American Supplement, No. 601, July 9, 1887 One of the most remarkable objects in the park is a kind of square tower, surmounted with an exact copy, in terra cotta, of the lantern of Diogenes at Athens, ornamented with six Corinthian columns. The Mirror of Literature, Amusement, and Instruction Volume 12, No. 330, September 6, 1828 The pipe consisted of a squared and ornamented bowl, with a curved and tapering handle, all made solid from a sort of coarse terra cotta. Personal Memoirs of a Residence of Thirty Years with the Indian Tribes on the American Frontiers "Best time to pull a tooth," she said tersely to a terra cotta red manzanita bush, "is when it aches." Her Father's Daughter The old lady is doing the picture frames in "terra cotta." Dreams Brick and terra cotta seem to have a natural affinity for one another. Scientific American Supplement, No. 601, July 9, 1887 The coloring within the vestibule is in shades of blue, and the massive pillars supporting the three arches are toned in rich terra cotta. The Architecture and Landscape Gardening of the Exposition A Pictorial Survey of the Most Beautiful Achitectural Compositions of the Panama-Pacific International Exposition Every day they found some little thing that excited them,—a terra cotta goblet, a broken piece of a bone lyre, a bronze ax, the ashes of an ancient fire. Buried Cities, Volume 3 Mycenae They found a few vases, terra cotta figures, pieces of bronze statues, swords and armor. Buried Cities, Volume 2 Olympia Other New England potteries are eminent for terra cotta and granite wares. Scientific American Supplement, No. 286, June 25, 1881 He is not the poet whose terra cotta statue will stand in the cemetery, wearing a laurel wreath and a lumpy brow. Remarks On the mantelpiece was a small reproduction in terra cotta of one of Dalou's early statues, a peasant woman in a long cloak straining her homely baby to her breast—true and passionate. The History of David Grieve At this time glazed terra cotta came to be used by sculptors. Early European History Carved in stone, or baked in clay, which turns red and is called terra cotta, the new style of monster became very popular. Dutch Fairy Tales for Young Folks A collection of American china, terra cotta, etc., begun at this time and added to from year to year, will soon be a most interesting cabinet. Scientific American Supplement, No. 286, June 25, 1881 Over in St. Paul I met a man with eyes of cadet blue and a terra cotta nose. Remarks Pearl gray, with terra cotta, red and green tints is the basic color of this boiling, seething mass, which seems to be continually at unrest and in a course of worry. My Native Land The United States: its Wonders, its Beauties, and its People; with Descriptive Notes, Character Sketches, Folk Lore, Traditions, Legends and History, for the Amusement of the Old and the Instruction of the Young The torrent of rain loosened the soil above, and they were so drenched in clay-colored water coming down, and sat so still beneath it, that they looked like cheap terra cotta images. The Wolf's Long Howl The walls are tinted with terra cotta, and the woodwork is painted in Indian red. Children's Rights A book of nursery logic I can execute sculpture, whether in marble, bronze, or terra cotta, and in painting I can do as much as any other man, be he who he may. Pictures Every Child Should Know A Selection of the World's Art Masterpieces for Young People The Corinthian, vessels of terra cotta were the finest in Greece. The Old Roman World, : the Grandeur and Failure of Its Civilization. Before him there is the grand doorway, surmounted by the oft-described arch of Spanish shields in terra cotta. My Native Land The United States: its Wonders, its Beauties, and its People; with Descriptive Notes, Character Sketches, Folk Lore, Traditions, Legends and History, for the Amusement of the Old and the Instruction of the Young "Wait till I take one mo' look at terra cotta!" said the colored man. Through Space to Mars Or the Longest Journey on Record The tiger lily, too, rose here and there like a sturdy queen of beauty with its great terra cotta petals, specked with umber-brown. Annette, the Metis Spy In each kitchen is a stove such as is described in Chapter IV., its pipe connecting with the central cast-iron or terra cotta pipe. American Woman's Home But we should not forget the figurines of terra cotta, a genre sculpture, representing men and women in the acts and attitudes of daily life, at work and at play. The Principles of Aesthetics Italian marble, terra cotta and Mexican onyx are the principal materials used, and nothing "equally as good" is tolerated. My Native Land The United States: its Wonders, its Beauties, and its People; with Descriptive Notes, Character Sketches, Folk Lore, Traditions, Legends and History, for the Amusement of the Old and the Instruction of the Young His hands, that had got to be the color of terra cotta, hung idly be- tween his legs. Three Soldiers I can execute sculpture, whether in marble, bronze or terra cotta, and in drawing and painting I believe I can do as much as any other man, be he who he may. Little Journeys to the Homes of the Great - Volume 06 Little Journeys to the Homes of Eminent Artists These terra cotta bulls are surely worthy of the adjective derived from them. The Art of the Exposition Nowhere in this province, nor further north, did we see the large terra cotta, receptacles so extensively used in the south for storing human excreta. Farmers of Forty Centuries; Or, Permanent Agriculture in China, Korea, and Japan I am in possession of her sleeping dogs in terra cotta. The Letters of Horace Walpole, Earl of Orford — Volume 4 There were three, almost priceless, one of which I am quite sure copied its greys, terra cotta, and black shades from Cecropia. Moths of the Limberlost The bird repeated these words three or four times over, and then turned round on its perch, to all appearance terra cotta again. Ex Voto Some of the figures have real hair and some terra cotta. Essays on Life, Art and Science Charmian is a hatchet faced, terra cotta colored little goblin, swift in her movements, and neatly finished at the hands and feet. Caesar and Cleopatra Flushed pink, against pink and blue background of imitation marble and terra cotta. The City of Domes : a walk with an architect about the courts and palaces of the Panama-Pacific International Exposition, with a discussion of its architecture, its sculpture, its mural decorations, its coloring and its lighting, preceded by a history of its growth Some of the figures have real hair and some terra cotta. Essays on Life, Art and Science |
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