Adams antique English blue Jasper Ware pottery vase with classical Greek frieze, 19th century, (taken from the Parthenon), impressed 'Adams, Est. 1857, Tunstall, England' 5.71 in. high
- Frieze - An architectural term denoting the flat, shaped or convex horizontal surface of furniture, between the architrave and the cornice, usually found on a cabinet or bookcase, or on desks and tables where it may include drawers, the area between the top and the legs. In ceramics, the term refers to the banding, of usually a repeating pattern, on the rims of plates and vases.
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