Coat stand, c. 1867, Christopher Dresser; Manufacturer: Coalbrookdale Co., Scottish, 1834-1904, 74 x 25 3/4 x 9 1/4 in. ( x x cm), Cast iron, England, 19th century, Few late-19th century artists were as successful or as versatile as Christopher Dresser in designing objects made of vastly different material, including wood, glass, ceramics, textiles, silver, and iron. Here cast iron is manipulated with a painted surface that imitates the grain of wood, one of several finishes offered by Coalbrookdale in their catalogues. The overlapping motifs of thistles, banana leaves

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