Monsters and Critics: Christmas at the Plaza: What is a ‘finial d’arbre’ tree topper?
Post-Bulletin: Antiques & Collectibles: Need a tree topper? Here's your finial answer
Before we can collect it, we have to know what it is. So, what is a tree finial? A tree finial is a Christmas tree topper that looks like a glass exclamation point. German-made, hand-blown, glass ...
Columbus Dispatch: Theodore Decker commentary: When it comes to Christmas traditions, final word on tree toppers is 'finial'
Theodore Decker commentary: When it comes to Christmas traditions, final word on tree toppers is 'finial'
Town & Country: The 20 Best Christmas Tree Topper Ideas to Finish Your Decorating
Every item on this page was chosen by a Town & Country editor. We may earn commission on some of the items you choose to buy. There’s something almost theatrical about the moment the tree topper goes ...
Finial of the dome of the Taj Mahal A finial (from Latin finis 'end') [1] or hip-knob is an element marking the top or end of some object, often formed to be a decorative feature. [2] In architecture, it is a small decorative device, employed to emphasize the apex of a dome, spire, tower, roof, or gable or any of various distinctive ornaments at the top, end, or corner of a building or ...
The meaning of FINIAL is a usually foliated ornament forming an upper extremity especially in Gothic architecture.
finial, in architecture, the decorative upper termination of a pinnacle, gable end, buttress, canopy, or spire. In the Romanesque and Gothic styles, it usually consists of a vertical, pointed central element surrounded by four outcurving leaves or scrolls. When the form it decorates has crockets (small, independent, sharply projecting ornaments, usually occurring in rows), the finial may be ...