ornamented wing dividers, 16th Century style
Overall length 14”; Width closed 6”
$ 750.00
The design of these wing dividers is taken from a set held by Colonial Williamsburg, they are ornate enough to be used by an architect or or master craftsman and unlikely to have been used out in the field or workshop.
The wing nut was forged and filed by hand along with the rest of the piece. The slide that the wing nut tightens on to is fastened to the male leg of the set with a rivetted over tenon. The legs were hot-punched with a slot punch by hand to take the slide. To create the cheeks of the box joint, Elmer has forge-welded the sections to the base leg and filed them to fit the rectangular section of the other leg. Click on each image for a larger version.
Top Left - A back view of the dividers
Top Right - Detail of the five leaves at the joint.
Bottom Left - Detail of the wing nut and file embellishment.
Bottom Right - Elmer Roush’s maker’s mark.
Phone: (828) 835-7313 Email: info@elmerroush.com
Roush Forged Iron, 18 Waldroup Road, Brasstown, NC, 28902, USA
Business hours: Mon-Fri 9am-5pm, EST © MRFD Inc 2005, 2006, 2007
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