The practical book of early American arts and crafts . WROUGHT IRON BALCONy RAILING FROM WAREHOUSE OFSTEPHEN GIRARD. PHILADELPHIA DECORATIVE METAL WORK 57 the neighbouring farmers. With the fresh recollectionof such a feat of smithing dexterity on the part of oneof the old-school country smiths, it becomes easier tounderstand and appreciate the excellence of much ofthe architectural and domestic ironwork of the Colonialand post-Colonial periods and feel a proper pride init as an American production. For the sake of convenience we shall discuss thedecorative products of the early American iron
The practical book of early American arts and crafts . WROUGHT IRON BALCONy RAILING FROM WAREHOUSE OFSTEPHEN GIRARD. PHILADELPHIA DECORATIVE METAL WORK 57 the neighbouring farmers. With the fresh recollectionof such a feat of smithing dexterity on the part of oneof the old-school country smiths, it becomes easier tounderstand and appreciate the excellence of much ofthe architectural and domestic ironwork of the Colonialand post-Colonial periods and feel a proper pride init as an American production. For the sake of convenience we shall discuss thedecorative products of the early American iron workerunder the heads of Architectural Ironwork, DomesticUtility Ironwork, and Stoves and Fia. 1. Eighteenth century wrought iron of the PennsylTanIa Historical Society. Aeohitecturax, Ibonwoek. Under the head ofarchitectural ironwork must be included hinges of allkinds, knobs, latches, latch grasps, handles, keys, keyplates, locks (Fig. 1), bolts, knockers, gates, railings,foot-scrapers, weather-vanes (Fig. 2), and tie irons. Hinges were of four types—strap, angle, T, and of them were wrought. Strap hinges were bothshort and long. Sometimes they were carried acrossthe full breadth of a door or shutter. The expanse ofironwork offered an invitation for decorative the large end, strap hinges were bent round into aneye to fit over a thumb or upright pin fastened to thedoor or window frame. Sometimes, at the thumb-end. 58 EARLY AMERICAN ARTS AND CRAFTS a strap Mnge was divided into three sections and thetwo side pieces were turned outward in the manner oftendrils. While fulfilling a decorative purpose, thisarrangement also supplied a reinfo
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