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Historic ornament : treatise on decorative art and architectural ornament (1897)

Ward, James, 1851-1924 · London : Chapman and Hall · leaf 258

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-. (G.) and railings made in the reign of Queen Anne and laterwere often of beautiful design, in which the capabilities ofthe material were excellently expressed. Some fine ex-amples still exist in the gates and railings of the old housesin Cheyne Walk, Chelsea, and some good ironwork of this METAL… … FifJ. 206.—Mirror, Wrought Iron ; French Work ; Sixteenth Centur}. 240 HISTORIC ORNAMENT. type may be seen in the screens in St. Pauls Cathedral.This beautiful style died out during this century, when amore extended use of cast iron crept in, and if we except thework of the late Alfred vStevens and…

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