. English ironwork of the XVIIth & XVIIIth centuries; an historical & analytical account of the development of exterior smithcraft. K ^ %^ 6c FIGS. II7-I2I. FROM AX ANONYMOUS SERIES OF ENGRAVINGS, UNDATED. Plate LXXXII. li»^jBhw«jai>»W».*»Wi«»gnr<«rwlBH. ?--is; 11 1 Ir s I-III rv- DOORWAY IN MANSFIELD STREETBuilt by Adams Brothers about 1770. Grilles 275 past half-century with wood as to require double the space to admitthe same amount of light and air. The change now taking place,for sashes, sky- and fan-lights, and staircases, from wood to metalhas besides the elegance of material its
. English ironwork of the XVIIth & XVIIIth centuries; an historical & analytical account of the development of exterior smithcraft. K ^ %^ 6c FIGS. II7-I2I. FROM AX ANONYMOUS SERIES OF ENGRAVINGS, UNDATED. Plate LXXXII. li»^jBhw«jai>»W».*»Wi«»gnr<«rwlBH. ?--is; 11 1 Ir s I-III rv- DOORWAY IN MANSFIELD STREETBuilt by Adams Brothers about 1770. Grilles 275 past half-century with wood as to require double the space to admitthe same amount of light and air. The change now taking place,for sashes, sky- and fan-lights, and staircases, from wood to metalhas besides the elegance of material its advantages of strength anddurability. The difference in cost was in many cases inconsider-able, and in curvilinear designs metal had the advantage. Thewriter concludes : Let any one look at the old Chinese andother railings and balconies, etc., and compare them with presentwork, and they cannot but admit the taste of present professionalgentlemen. Figures 109-116 give a selection of door grilles and fanlights from this book, the latter term being obviously de-rived from designs which bear strong resemblances to fans. Agrille at Sandwich is almost a facsimile of that in the left hand lowercorner of the group. Figs. 117-121 are taken from a smaller, pe
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