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Staircase Balustrade

ca. 1750 (made)
Artist/Maker
Unknown
Place of origin
Germany (made)

Wrought iron staircase balustrade with asymmetrical foliated scrollwork in the Rococo style.


Object details

Categories
Metalwork
Architectural Fittings
Ironwork
Object type
Staircase balustrade
Materials and techniques
Wrought iron
Wrought Iron
Forging (Metal Forming)
Brief description
Ironwork staircase balustrade, wrought iron with Rococo-style asymmetrical foliated scrollwork, made in Germany, ca. 1750
Physical description
Wrought iron staircase balustrade with asymmetrical foliated scrollwork in the Rococo style.
Dimensions
  • Height: 136cm
  • Width: 155cm
  • Depth: 10cm
Style
Rococo
Gallery label
STAIRCASE BALUSTRADE Wrought iron Germany; c. 1750 The asymmetrical foliated scrollwork is typical of the Rococo style. Museum No. 360-1896(07/1994)
Production
Lister attributes the staircase balustrade to France, not Germany.
Subjects depicted
Scrollwork
Foliage
Scrolling Foliage
Bibliographic references
  • Gardner, John Starkie. Ironwork. Part 2: Continental ironwork of the renaissance and later periods. London, 1896. Pl.35, p.95
  • Lister, R. Art in Iron. pp.113-116. Fig.9.
Collection
Metalwork Collection
Accession number
360-1896

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Record createdJune 24, 2009
Record URL
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