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Iron and steel furniture in France
Iron and steel furniture and other ornamental art objects were highly valued in France until the mid-1800s. Steel began to lose its prestige as a material ......(Continue Reading) L.A.'s new iron age: ornamental ironwork springs into a bold era of artistic invention
Gale McCall, Dahlia Strong and Norman Grochowski's ornamental ironwork exhibit the wide range of possibilities that can be achieved with metal. New generation ......(Continue Reading)The role of glass knobs in glassmaking and furniture
Cabinet knobs made of glass were some of the first products of the glass-pressing machine. The knobs, which may have been introduced as furniture mounts ......(Continue Reading)A panoply of hardware - architectural and furniture hardware from E.R. Butler and Co
E.R. Butler and Co designs different types of architectural and furniture hardware perfect for completing interiors. Some are patterned after early century ......(Continue Reading)Hugh Easley, Alabama cabinetmaker
The antebellum period in northern Alabama (see P1. II) had a rich cabinetmaking tradition that has been largely overlooked. (1) The region was somewhat ......(Continue Reading)
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