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Lunette Grille

16th century (made)
Artist/Maker
Unknown
Place of origin
Germany (made)

Wrought iron lunette, formerly painted blue and gilt, within the centre a lattice formed by interfacing scrolls with corkscrew flowers.


Object details

Categories
Metalwork
Ironwork
Architectural Fittings
Object type
Lunette grille
Materials and techniques
Wrought iron
Wrought Iron
Forging (Metal Forming)
Gilding
Brief description
Wrought iron lunette grill, central lattice of interfacing scrolls, German, 16th century
Physical description
Wrought iron lunette, formerly painted blue and gilt, within the centre a lattice formed by interfacing scrolls with corkscrew flowers.
Dimensions
  • Height: 75cm
  • Width: 240cm
  • Depth: 3cm
Gallery label
  • LUNETTE Wrought iron German; 16th century 1176-1864 Formerly painted blue and gilt, within the centre a lattice formed by interfacing scrolls(07/1994)
  • LUNETTE GRILLE Wrought iron Germany; around 1650-1700 Paint tests show that this was originally painted blue and gilt. The corkscrew flowers and the symmetrical scrolls are common elements of German ironwork of the period. Museum No. 1176-1864(07/1994)
Subject depicted
Scrolls (Motifs)
Bibliographic reference
Gardner, John Starkie. Ironwork. Part 2: Continental ironwork of the renaissance and later periods. London, 1896. Plate 8, p.25
Collection
Metalwork Collection
Accession number
1176-1864

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Record createdJune 24, 2009
Record URL
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