DOI Heft:
No. 60 (March, 1898)
DOI Artikel:Jones, Francis Arthur: Art in gridirons
DOI Seite / Zitierlink: https://doi.org/10.11588/diglit.18391#0119
Art in Gridirons
may very possibly be true, as the man was a well-
known chef in the German capital, and was often
patronised by the Iron Chancellor. This specimen
is in perfect condition, and if the steaks cooked
upon it equalled the size of the grid we may now
be pardoned for believing the stories of German
appetites.
In No. 10 we have a somewhat plain design,
compensated for by a most artistic handle. It is
also of German manufacture, and was obtained a
few years since in Munich.
No. 11 is one of the most beautiful examples in
the whole collection. It is an Italian grid of the
sixteenth century, and was bought in Venice. The
graceful handle, the delicacy of the workmanship,
and the very original corner-pieces to the body of
the grid make up a very handsome design. It is,
moreover, in the most perfect state of preservation,
with scarcely a point bent out of line. In design
it is similar to one of the same century and country
in South Kensington Museum.
Perhaps opinions will vary as to which has the
honour of carrying off the palm for beauty, No. u,
or our next illustration, an exceedingly curious piece
of ironwork bought in Old Frankfort. The design
of the latter is perhaps more elaborate, with its
sixty-four tiny spirals and the two very fine coils,
like Catherine wheels, at the head of the grid. In
appearance it is less like a grid than some beautiful
swinging lamp of the Middle Ages. The openwork
handle also calls for special attention, as well as the
small quaint ring by which it is meant to be sus-
pended on the wall. It is, indeed, the only grid in
the collection which is furnished with a rinGi, the
others being provided with hooks.
No. 13 is an example of a Flemish revolving grid-
iron, and was obtained in Liege, Belgium, from a
blacksmith, in whose family it had been prized for
many years, and a good round sum had to be men-
tioned before he would even entertain the idea of
parting with it. It is a little battered, the circum-
ference not being absolutely true, but it revolves
easily and is in very good condition. The design
is very similar to No. 6 with the handle of No. 2.
The addition of the two spirals at the base of the
handle helps to add a finish to the design.
No. 14 is the " Grid of Fifty Coils," and is a
really beautiful piece of work, bought from a col-
lection of old ironwork in Dresden.
No. 15 is a very interesting grid, with its numerous
quaint coils and original handle. It is an extremely
heavy piece of metal, and was purchased in Buda-
pest.
Having begun with an example of English grids,
it is perhaps fitting that we should close with one.
No. 16 would probably take the fancy of most
housewives, being on wheels. Take away the
wheels and substitute a plainer handle, and you
have one of the ordinary gridirons used in every
English household. The wheels, however, just
may very possibly be true, as the man was a well-
known chef in the German capital, and was often
patronised by the Iron Chancellor. This specimen
is in perfect condition, and if the steaks cooked
upon it equalled the size of the grid we may now
be pardoned for believing the stories of German
appetites.
In No. 10 we have a somewhat plain design,
compensated for by a most artistic handle. It is
also of German manufacture, and was obtained a
few years since in Munich.
No. 11 is one of the most beautiful examples in
the whole collection. It is an Italian grid of the
sixteenth century, and was bought in Venice. The
graceful handle, the delicacy of the workmanship,
and the very original corner-pieces to the body of
the grid make up a very handsome design. It is,
moreover, in the most perfect state of preservation,
with scarcely a point bent out of line. In design
it is similar to one of the same century and country
in South Kensington Museum.
Perhaps opinions will vary as to which has the
honour of carrying off the palm for beauty, No. u,
or our next illustration, an exceedingly curious piece
of ironwork bought in Old Frankfort. The design
of the latter is perhaps more elaborate, with its
sixty-four tiny spirals and the two very fine coils,
like Catherine wheels, at the head of the grid. In
appearance it is less like a grid than some beautiful
swinging lamp of the Middle Ages. The openwork
handle also calls for special attention, as well as the
small quaint ring by which it is meant to be sus-
pended on the wall. It is, indeed, the only grid in
the collection which is furnished with a rinGi, the
others being provided with hooks.
No. 13 is an example of a Flemish revolving grid-
iron, and was obtained in Liege, Belgium, from a
blacksmith, in whose family it had been prized for
many years, and a good round sum had to be men-
tioned before he would even entertain the idea of
parting with it. It is a little battered, the circum-
ference not being absolutely true, but it revolves
easily and is in very good condition. The design
is very similar to No. 6 with the handle of No. 2.
The addition of the two spirals at the base of the
handle helps to add a finish to the design.
No. 14 is the " Grid of Fifty Coils," and is a
really beautiful piece of work, bought from a col-
lection of old ironwork in Dresden.
No. 15 is a very interesting grid, with its numerous
quaint coils and original handle. It is an extremely
heavy piece of metal, and was purchased in Buda-
pest.
Having begun with an example of English grids,
it is perhaps fitting that we should close with one.
No. 16 would probably take the fancy of most
housewives, being on wheels. Take away the
wheels and substitute a plainer handle, and you
have one of the ordinary gridirons used in every
English household. The wheels, however, just