WROUGHT METAL WORK IN AMERICA—II 
By j. M. Haskell 
r I A HE rapid increase in the decorative use 
of wrought metal work in America is 
strikingly illustrated by the admirable ex¬ 
amples which accompany this paper. I en or, 
at most, fifteen years ago only occasionally 
was such elaborate workmanship to be seen, 
and this was confined to the homes of men who 
in public reputation were of the extremely 
wealthy class. To-day, so rapidly has 
the appreciation of wrought metal 
work spread and so abundantly able to 
enjoy its possession are hosts of men 
in their corporate or private capacities, 
and so fully equipped, technically and 
artistically, are the leading makers of 
the country to meet any demand that 
may be made upon them for its pro¬ 
duction, that any city of importance, 
and many private houses in more or 
less remote districts, can show exam¬ 
ples of the best character doing credit 
alike to the taste of the owner and 
the skill of the manufacturer. 1 he 
massive entrance gates to the 
country estate, the fence around 
the suburban lot, or rural cem¬ 
etery, which gives ample pro¬ 
tection to the owner and at 
the same time a generous 
view of the well-kept 
grounds to the passer¬ 
by, form one of the 
striking uses of 
wrought iron which 
is becoming more 
popular every 
day. Even the 
old English 
fashion of 
enclosing 
large coun¬ 
try estates 
with an 
open 
wrought 
iron fence such as is shown in the illustration 
on page 317 of the June issue of House 
and Garden is finding judicious imitators in 
WROUGHT IRON HAND-RAILS AND DOOR GRILLE ] 
RESIDENCE OF HENRY B. ANDERSON, ESQ., NEW YORK 
Copeland & Dole, Architects 
The W. S. Tyler Company, Cleveland, Ohio 
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