Wall-Tie
17th century (made)
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| Place of origin |
Wrought iron wall-tie
Object details
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| Materials and techniques | Wrought iron |
| Brief description | Ironwork wall-tie from a building on Hartmann Strasse, Aachen, wrought iron, Germany, 17th century. |
| Physical description | Wrought iron wall-tie |
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| Gallery label | WALL-TIE
Wrought iron
Germany; 17th century
Wall-ties are the decorative ends of iron or steel bracing bars running through a building to prevent the walls from sagging out. They can still be seen in use in many European towns. This one is from a building on Hartmann Strasse, Aachen (Aix-la-Chapelle). (07/1994) |
| Bibliographic reference | Aachener Museumsvereins. Aachener Kunstblätter. Aachen, 1963. Pl.279, p.164. |
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| Accession number | 1095-1893 |
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| Record created | June 24, 2009 |
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