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House Garden 
•iiruoid Genthe 
THE SILHOUETTE VALUE OF WROUGHT IRON 
When it serves as grille to a doorway or 
window, wrought iron has two-fold 
beauty: outside, its design and texture are 
contrasted with the wall surface; inside, 
it is silhouetted against the light. On the 
inside it also serves to break the view Into 
irregular panels that are easily grasped by 
the eye. An example of this inside beauty 
is found in the entrance doors of the home 
of John D. Rockefeller at Pocantico Hills. 
N. Y. The door is of simple, bold design. 
Through lit one catches glimpses of the 
gardens, with the reproduction of Gio¬ 
vanni da Bologna’s heroic statue at Flor¬ 
ence and the terrace balustrade in the fore¬ 
ground. Welles Bosworth was the architect 
