DOI Heft:
No. 17 (August, 1895)
DOI Artikel:Strange, Edward F.: A new designer for metalwork
DOI Seite / Zitierlink: https://doi.org/10.11588/diglit.17190#0160
A New Designer for Metal-work
produce uneven thick- .— . ..________--- -___»_-__>_-• extent this has already
nesses, and give some- ssS^<,«<<*^*e~x\ .....-... /^"^^^^/l been tried, in the matter
thing of the effect of a J^^^r=^^^^^L~-=:=^^^^^^^fi | of lamps and kettle-
water-plant. The group- / \\=^5^Z^ j \| stands of copper and
ing of the lines is also I /#s!'s3j^^5R*%.C > Tfflr 3 wrouSnt"'ron > t>ut n0
ingeniously suggestive of j\JfiP V ' /'^^^W^S^'i' vh^^j deliberate attempt has
two well-known Persian I J] \ VU /'ff"^|%. \ \ | I | | yet been made in Europe
forms; a hint which Mr. Ij h V^^\\^f^^// | I to work out all the pos-
Pepper has exploited to j Ij j^oW^^ M Ij sibilities of light and
good purpose in other j jl j i (f^^^W/^^A 111 || 1 s^a^e wmcn are latent
directions, and which j (> j \1 fj[ \(/ I y> §\\ i jj in smoked, stained, or
opens out quite a mine ' li j1 \ \|/ ' H / I |l burnished wrought metal,
of wealth to the intelli- j uL.JjVf^ \ *^|jr / f/^- ' - I *s ^possible to give
gent designer. *r^^\ \\ «J 2 / /' |i I any adequate rendering
This Persian influence j r15^ \ \^^\n/ / ^il f I m mere black and white
is deliberately apparent | | ^ l^flfl'ft^^Nl^—^' // fj I °^ an e^ect °^ w"ich
in the "grille for a por- u U ^""T^jf | | Pft 11 jfT""**""9 II I | colour is an essential
tiere" (Fig. 4), and the U | | j IIj| \ | | j; I I j,! part; and this must be
" grille for a fanlight " j | 11 XI / IJ\V\ ^ | X I | kept in mind in con-
(Fig. 5). The former j | / \ \ I '; sidering those designs
being particularly suited l/^Sfl ////^X V^tu)M^\ ^ I MT\i ^ ^"r' ^'ePPer wmch are
to its purpose of simply | iff //^^'^^^S^^^^iS^X f 1 intended for execution
decorating an unfilled A | ^^^^5SjS!:^5S|^^^!'X>;*^^^M | ij m two metals. That
space above a curtain of \//f tuey should stand the
richly figured texture; j Mull ^ #**i::::;:::=:::=^^ II severe test of reduction
while the latter is de- --—-.-7- » ••?_—------- to simple line is no slight
signed rather as a pro- _,, „ _____ evidence of their intrin-
0 i r FIGi 3,—IRON GRILLE FOR DOOR PANEL BY H. PEPPER
tection for glass. These sic merit,
two designs introduce to our notice another The remaining designs will speak best for them-
speciality of Mr. Pepper's—the combination of selves. They will, I think, make it apparent that the
strongly contrasting metals. To a very limited modern movement has now its capable expositor
FIG. 4.—GRILLE FOR A PORTI_RE, WROUGHT IRON AND COPPER BY H. PEPPER
143
produce uneven thick- .— . ..________--- -___»_-__>_-• extent this has already
nesses, and give some- ssS^<,«<<*^*e~x\ .....-... /^"^^^^/l been tried, in the matter
thing of the effect of a J^^^r=^^^^^L~-=:=^^^^^^^fi | of lamps and kettle-
water-plant. The group- / \\=^5^Z^ j \| stands of copper and
ing of the lines is also I /#s!'s3j^^5R*%.C > Tfflr 3 wrouSnt"'ron > t>ut n0
ingeniously suggestive of j\JfiP V ' /'^^^W^S^'i' vh^^j deliberate attempt has
two well-known Persian I J] \ VU /'ff"^|%. \ \ | I | | yet been made in Europe
forms; a hint which Mr. Ij h V^^\\^f^^// | I to work out all the pos-
Pepper has exploited to j Ij j^oW^^ M Ij sibilities of light and
good purpose in other j jl j i (f^^^W/^^A 111 || 1 s^a^e wmcn are latent
directions, and which j (> j \1 fj[ \(/ I y> §\\ i jj in smoked, stained, or
opens out quite a mine ' li j1 \ \|/ ' H / I |l burnished wrought metal,
of wealth to the intelli- j uL.JjVf^ \ *^|jr / f/^- ' - I *s ^possible to give
gent designer. *r^^\ \\ «J 2 / /' |i I any adequate rendering
This Persian influence j r15^ \ \^^\n/ / ^il f I m mere black and white
is deliberately apparent | | ^ l^flfl'ft^^Nl^—^' // fj I °^ an e^ect °^ w"ich
in the "grille for a por- u U ^""T^jf | | Pft 11 jfT""**""9 II I | colour is an essential
tiere" (Fig. 4), and the U | | j IIj| \ | | j; I I j,! part; and this must be
" grille for a fanlight " j | 11 XI / IJ\V\ ^ | X I | kept in mind in con-
(Fig. 5). The former j | / \ \ I '; sidering those designs
being particularly suited l/^Sfl ////^X V^tu)M^\ ^ I MT\i ^ ^"r' ^'ePPer wmch are
to its purpose of simply | iff //^^'^^^S^^^^iS^X f 1 intended for execution
decorating an unfilled A | ^^^^5SjS!:^5S|^^^!'X>;*^^^M | ij m two metals. That
space above a curtain of \//f tuey should stand the
richly figured texture; j Mull ^ #**i::::;:::=:::=^^ II severe test of reduction
while the latter is de- --—-.-7- » ••?_—------- to simple line is no slight
signed rather as a pro- _,, „ _____ evidence of their intrin-
0 i r FIGi 3,—IRON GRILLE FOR DOOR PANEL BY H. PEPPER
tection for glass. These sic merit,
two designs introduce to our notice another The remaining designs will speak best for them-
speciality of Mr. Pepper's—the combination of selves. They will, I think, make it apparent that the
strongly contrasting metals. To a very limited modern movement has now its capable expositor
FIG. 4.—GRILLE FOR A PORTI_RE, WROUGHT IRON AND COPPER BY H. PEPPER
143