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On display at V&A South Kensington
Ironwork, Room 114d

Fanlight

17th century (made)
Artist/Maker
Unknown
Place of origin
Germany (made)

Wrought iron fanlight grating


Object details

Categories
Metalwork
Architectural Fittings
Ironwork
Object type
Fanlight
Materials and techniques
Wrought iron
Wrought Iron
Forging (Metal Forming)
Brief description
Ironwork, fanlight grating, wrought iron, Germany, late 17th century.
Physical description
Wrought iron fanlight grating
Dimensions
  • Height: 100cm
  • Width: 190cm
  • Depth: 13cm
Gallery label
  • FANLIGHT GRATING Wrought iron Germany; late 17th century 827-1893(07/1994)
  • FANLIGHT GRATING Wrought iron Germany; late 17th century This fan light, from Augsburg, southern Germany, is semicircular in design and has radiating compartments which spring from a central semicircle. Each compartment contains intricate symmetrical leafy scrolls. Museum No. 827-1893 (02/08/2013)
Bibliographic reference
Griggs, W. Iron work : 53 plates, from objects and drawings in the South Kensington Museum, reproduced by W. Griggs. London : W. Griggs & Sons Ltd., 1898. pl.37
Collection
Metalwork Collection
Accession number
827-1893

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Record createdJune 24, 2009
Record URL
https://collections.vam.ac.uk/item/O380171/fanlight-unknown/
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