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Niche
1911 Encyclopedia Britannica
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(through Fr. niche from Ital. nicchia, nicchio, shell; possibly from Lat. mitulus, a sea-mussel; cf. "napkin" from mappa), in architecture a recess sunk in a wall, generally for the reception of a statue. The niche is sometimes terminated by a simple label, but more commonly by a canopy, and with a bracket or corbel for the figure, in which case it is often called a "tabernacle."
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Chisholm, Hugh, General Editor. Entry for 'Niche'. 1911 Encyclopedia Britanica. https://www.studylight.org/encyclopedias/eng/bri/n/niche.html. 1910.
Chisholm, Hugh, General Editor. Entry for 'Niche'. 1911 Encyclopedia Britanica. https://www.studylight.org/encyclopedias/eng/bri/n/niche.html. 1910.
