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early 16th century · Wrought iron · European Sculpture and Decorative Arts

Spanish ironmasters replaced the square-sectioned or twisted iron bar with the slender, rounded iron spindle in the early sixteenth century. Spindles were soon being used for everything from choir screens and window grilles to elegant lecterns for supporting books.

Artist

Unknown

Date

early 16th century

Medium

Wrought iron

Culture

Spanish

Department

European Sculpture and Decorative Arts

Credit line

Harris Brisbane Dick Fund, 1957