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Baluster

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

Baluster of wrought iron consisting of scrollwork and curved leaves attached to the central pillar.


Object details

Categories
Object type
Materials and techniques
Wrought iron
Brief description
Baluster, wrought iron with a design of scrollwork and curved leaves, England, ca. 1750
Physical description
Baluster of wrought iron consisting of scrollwork and curved leaves attached to the central pillar.
Dimensions
  • Height: 80.5cm
  • Width: 23.7cm
Gallery label
BALUSTER Wrought iron England; c. 1750 Museum No. Circ. 119-1914 (07/1994)
Subjects depicted
Bibliographic references
  • A Collection of Iron Balusters. Bulletin of the Metropolitan Museum of Art. Jan. 1932, p.21.
  • Baur-Heinhold, Margarete. Schmiedeeisen : Gitter, Tore u. Geländer. München: Callwey, 1977. 176 p., ill. ISBN 3766704079 fig.88
Collection
Accession number
CIRC.119-1914

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Record createdJune 24, 2009
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