The practical book of early American arts and crafts (1916)
Eberlein, Harold Donaldson, McClure, Abbot, 1879-, Bainbridge, Mabel Foster, 1885- · Philadelphia, London : J.B. Lippincott Company · leaf 107
e not wanting. As in England, rain-water 72 EARLY AMERICAN ARTS AND CRAFTS heads for dowai 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,… … Fig. 6. Leaden Rain-water Head made for the old building of the Philadelphia Library in Library Street. Collection of Pennsylvania Historical Society. mounted on wooden shields and attached as badges tothe fronts of eighteenth-century Philadelphia houses(the custom was continued well into the…
Decorative arts -- United States History · Collectors and collecting
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