The practical book of early American arts and crafts (1916)
Eberlein, Harold Donaldson, McClure, Abbot, Bainbridge, Mabel Foster · Philadelphia : Lippincott · leaf 102
for decorative expression in the lids of warmingpans, which were made in copper as well as in brass.The same style of chased work was employed for theirornamentation. Sometimes figures were cut out of copper in sil-houette and used to embellish tin sconces and similarobjects (see Fig. 8, A). LEAD… … 72 EARLY AMERICAN ARTS AND CRAFTS heads for down pipes gave an opportunity for the dis-play of good craftsmanship in lead. Eagles, foliage,dates, and other devices were cast in the outer surfaceof the box-like head. The rain-water head bearing anopen book, shown in the illustration (Fig. 6), was…
Decoration and ornament · Antiques
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