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Ironwork, Room 114c

Pair of Window Grilles

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

Two wrought iron window grilles, round-sectioned bars threaded through round collars


Object details

Categories
Metalwork
Architectural Fittings
Ironwork
Object type
Pair of window grilles
Parts
This object consists of 2 parts.

  • Window Grille
  • Window Grille
Materials and techniques
Wrought iron
Wrought Iron
Forging (Metal Forming)
Brief description
Two ironwork window grilles, round-sectioned bars threaded through round collars, wrought-iron, Germany, 17th century.
Physical description
Two wrought iron window grilles, round-sectioned bars threaded through round collars
Gallery label
THREE WINDOW GRILLES Wrought iron Germany; 17th century The round-sectioned bars threaded through round collars are typical of German work. These grilles come from the church of St Nicholas, Aachen. Museum No. 991&A, 992-1893(07/1994)
Bibliographic references
  • Gardner, John Starkie. Ironwork. Part 2: Continental ironwork of the renaissance and later periods. London, 1896. pl.15, p.33
  • Campbell, Marian. An Introduction to Ironwork. London: Her Majesty's Stationery Office, 1985. 48 p., ill. ISBN 0112904157
  • 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. p.41
  • Encyclopaedia of Ironwork: Examples of hand wrought iron from the Middle Ages to the end of the Eighteenth century. 1927. pl.103.
  • Aachener Museumsvereins. Aachener Kunstblätter. Aachen, 1963. pl.31, p.49.
  • Höver, Otto. Das Eisenwerk: Die Kunstformen des Schmiedeeisens vom Mittelalter bis zum ausgang des 18 Jahrhunderts. Tubingen, 1961.
Collection
Metalwork Collection
Accession number
991-1893

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Record createdJune 24, 2009
Record URL
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