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2. Scroll (art) - Wikipedia

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   Modern blacksmiths use scrolls in ornamental wrought-iron work gates and balustrades, and they have formed the basis of many wallpaper designs. Applications of single scroll forms can be seen in the volutes at the head of an Ionic column , the carved scroll at the end of the pegbox on instruments in the violin family (resembling fiddleheads in ...

3. Philip Simmons - Wikipedia

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   Though he had begun working on ornamental ironwork in 1938, [2] the Krawcheck gate marked a turning point in Simmons' career as an iron artisan. [1] Over the course of his seven decades long career, Simmons created over 500 separate pieces, including iron balconies, window grilles, fences and gates. [2] For example, Simmons forged and designed ...

4. Dunmere (Narragansett, Rhode Island) - Wikipedia

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   Within the wrought iron work of the large, hinged gates is the name of the estate, "Dunmere," in decorative script. The Gardener's Cottage, as it was historically known, is a complexly massed, granite masonry and wood-frame building with three major components.

5. Fretwork - Wikipedia

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   Fretwork is an interlaced decorative design that is either carved in low relief on a solid background, or cut out with a fretsaw, coping saw, jigsaw or scroll saw. Most fretwork patterns are geometric in design. The materials most commonly used are wood and metal. [1] Fretwork is used to adorn furniture and musical instruments.

6. Robert Bakewell (ironsmith) - Wikipedia

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   In the gardens at the hall, a wrought iron arbour created by Bakewell can still be seen today: it is known locally as 'the Birdcage'. Following an affair with local woman Elizabeth Fisher, which resulted in the birth of a son, Bakewell Fisher, he moved from Melbourne to Derby, where he set up a workshop and forge at Oake's Yard in St Peter's ...

7. Dads' Gates - Wikipedia

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   One of the reasons for Dads' Gates being produced was that "the working of iron for ornamental uses was rapidly becoming a lost art until the federal government revived it as a means of providing work for skilled craftsmen during the recent depression." The dedication of Dads' Gates came on February 8, 1941 during Dad's Weekend.