Each carving includes an articulated keystone beneath an oval medallion crowned with a shell motif called a coquillage.

Inside, it suggests a doge's palace in Venice, with terrazzo floors, marble columns, a water fountain with a giant shell motif.

The village had an excellent supply of water which was collected in a pool, near the steps down was a beautifully carved niche with a shell motif.

The juxtaposed apse is covered by a vaulted ceiling with a central shell motif at its apex.

The firmly locked interior is said to contain a Romanesque baptismal font adorned with shell motifs.

The conical roof has three dormers, each gabled, decorated with marble in a shell motif and topped with a finial.

An example of weird is a fireplace shovel-and-tongs stand with a shell motif that was patented in 1857 ($550).

Decoration: Pearwood shell motif on English walnut.

The west portal is decorated with shell motifs and a rose window.

An ornate oval medallion with a garland, acanthus leaves, and a shell motif tops the doorway.