pargeting
Noun: 1. Ornamental plastering or plasterwork: A decorative coating of plaster or stucco applied to walls, especially exterior walls or around chimneys, often molded into ornamental patterns or figures. 2. Plaster used for coating: The material itself (plaster, stucco, or roughcast) used for coating and decorating walls or lining chimneys.
- The historical restoration focused on repairing the intricate pargeting on the Tudor-era house.
- A layer of fire-resistant pargeting lined the interior of the old chimney.
- The cottage was known for its beautiful pargeting featuring floral and geometric designs.
- As a craft or technique: The term can refer to the craft or art of applying such decorative plasterwork.
- The artisan specialized in the traditional craft of pargeting.
- Parget (verb): To apply pargeting; to coat or decorate with plaster.
- They decided to parget the exterior wall.
- Pargeted (adjective): Describing a surface coated with pargeting.
- a pargeted chimney breast
- Pargeter (noun): A person who applies pargeting; a plasterer specializing in this work.
- Stuccowork
- Plasterwork
- Roughcast (when referring to the material)
- Decorative plastering
This is a specialized architectural term, most commonly encountered in descriptions of historical buildings, particularly from the Medieval, Tudor, and Stuart periods in England. Its usage in modern contexts is largely restricted to historical preservation, restoration, or descriptive writing about such architecture. The two definitions are closely linked: the first emphasizes the ornamental result, while the second emphasizes the material and the functional act of coating.
- ornamental plastering
- ornamental plasterwork
- plaster used to coat outer walls and line chimneys