Tour: Metalwork from the Index of American Design

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This program presents selected examples of metalwork created in America between the early eighteenth and mid-nineteenth centuries. Produced by skilled craftsmen working in iron, tin, copper, brass, pewter, and silver, American metalwork ranges from the simple forms associated with folk tradition to the more sophisticated styles of a fine craft. Most of the objects you find here were created for the home. They exemplify the skill and artistry the American metalworker brought to his craft.

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1	Franklyn Syres, Door Latch, 1935/1942
2	American 20th Century, Stove Plate, c. 1942
3	Isidore Danziger, Andiron, c. 1942
4	Pearl Torell, Cast Iron Fence, c. 1939
5	Franklyn Syres, Cookie Cutter, 1935/1942
6	David S. De Vault, Tole Candle Wall Bracket, c. 1940
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7	Carl Strehlau, Tin Coffee Pot, 1935/1942
8	John H. Tercuzzi, Toleware Box, 1935/1942
9	Samuel W. Ford, Copper Kettle, c. 1939
10	V.L. Vance, Bed Warming Pan, c. 1941
11	Albert Levone, Patch Boxes of Kentucky Rifles, c. 1937
12	Lucille Chabot, Gabriel Weather Vane, c. 1939
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13	Beverly Chichester, Weather Vane: Model Fire Engine, c. 1937
14	Archie Thompson, Pewter Flagon, 1935/1942
15	Frank McEntee, Coffee Pot, 1935/1942
16	Palmyra Pimentel, Silver Spout Cup, c. 1938
17	Michael Fenga, Silver Teapot, c. 1938