tabernacle frame

American  

noun

1. a frame, especially of the 18th century, around a doorway, niche, etc., that suggests a small building, characteristically one with a pediment and two pilasters on a base.

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Example Sentences

Measuring just under 4 feet by 4 feet, “Flaming June,” circa 1895, appears within a brightly gold-leafed, tabernacle frame that imitates the Ionic architecture of ancient Greco-Roman temples.

From New York Times • Jun. 11, 2015