Gothic low relief wall paneling at the Philadelphia Museum of Art. Click an image to see it full size.
“A Red And Yellow Basket”
In the run up towards teaching carving a basket of flowers I wanted to have another look at this English example from ages ago. It’s an ornament from an English looking glass. I carved a pair of side drapes - leaves and buds - and did a few patches to the leaf tips on this … Continue reading “A Red And Yellow Basket”
Every Picture Tells A Story
Just not the whole story. These two photos of the same carved ornament from a high chest of drawers made in Philadelphia c. 1765, were both made by professional photographers more than a decade apart. In the first image the photographer laid the cartouche flat on its back surface, placing the film plane parallel with … Continue reading Every Picture Tells A Story
“A Tisket A Tasket”
On November 14 &15 I’ll be back at the Olde Mill Cabinet Shoppe in York, Pennsylvania to teach the first of two classes devoted to the design, structure, and carving of a basket of flowers cartouche of the type seen on mid-18th century high chests and double-chests made in Philadelphia. Less than a dozen original … Continue reading “A Tisket A Tasket”
Gadrooning Redux
Recently I was searching for information and images of round corner card tables and came across this recent blog post. http://bringbackthehandtools.blogspot.com/2014/03/gadrooning.html I had never seen the blog before but immediately recognized the cropped image of a seat rail. It is an armchair in the collection of the Metropolitan Museum of Art. Several additional images can … Continue reading Gadrooning Redux
In Proportion to the Trouble 