Dentil Crown

A row of small square blocks under the curve. Formal, Colonial, and Greek Revival.

What it looks like

The teeth are molded into the stick. The repeat is fixed, so the corner has to be planned, not discovered.

Where it belongs

Dining rooms, entries, and exterior cornices on classical houses.

Size

Height is the face down the wall. Projection is how far the stick stands off the wall. Match both to the ceiling, and outdoors to the eave. The ranges are on the crown size guide.

Corners

Inside corners can be two miters or a cope. Outside corners are miters. Dentil and carved repeats have to land on the joint. See crown corners and coping.

Casing and base

Dentil at the ceiling wants a casing with some weight, and a base that is not a one-inch shoe.

Profiles in this style

See the current price on spectis.us. Dimensions below are the published projection, height, and length.

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  MD1760

  3½″ projection × 6″ height × 12′½″ length

  Room scale.

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  MD1316

  4¼″ projection × 9⅜″ height × 12′ length

  A taller wall face.

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  MD1141

  5″ projection × 5¼″ height × 12′ length

  Square proportions.

The rest of this face is in dentil crown moulding.