Annulet (architecture)

Unpainted annulet molding between the volutes at the Hammond-Harwood House

In architecture, an annulet is a small square component in the capital of Doric columns, under the quarter-round. It is also called a fillet or listel, although fillet and listel are also more general terms for a narrow band or strip, such as the ridge between flutes.

An annulet is also a narrow flat architectural moulding, common in other parts of a column, viz. the bases, as well as the capital. It is so called, because it encompasses the column round. In this sense, annulet is frequently used for baguette or little astragal.

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  Carved wood annulet

References

•  This article incorporates text from a publication now in the public domain: Chambers, Ephraim, ed. (1728). "Annulet". Cyclopædia, or an Universal Dictionary of Arts and Sciences (1st ed.). James and John Knapton, et al.