Gate Cresting
ca. 1700 (made)
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Crestings such as this were a common element of ironwork gates and screens, and provided an opportunity for an elaborate display of the blacksmith's skill. Ironwork of this type is very rarely dated; once a piece has been removed from its context the only means of attribution is stylistic. The scrolled foliage has a Baroque exuberance despite its delicacy, which, combined with the quality of the workmanship, make this cresting typical of the ironwork of South Germany.
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Materials and techniques | Wrought iron, with applied embossed and engraved decoration |
Brief description | Cresting from a gate, wrought iron, German, ca. 1700 |
Physical description | Cresting from a gate, wrought iron with applied embossed and engraved foilage scrolls. |
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Gallery label | PEDIMENT OF A GATE
Wrought iron
Germany; 18th century
5979-1856
With interlaced strapwork (ornament of interlaced bands), surmounted by a coronet.(07/1994) |
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Summary | Crestings such as this were a common element of ironwork gates and screens, and provided an opportunity for an elaborate display of the blacksmith's skill. Ironwork of this type is very rarely dated; once a piece has been removed from its context the only means of attribution is stylistic. The scrolled foliage has a Baroque exuberance despite its delicacy, which, combined with the quality of the workmanship, make this cresting typical of the ironwork of South Germany. |
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Accession number | 5979-1856 |
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Record created | November 6, 2003 |
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