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Article: The golden age of cast iron. ('Cast Iron from Central Europe, 1800-1850,' Bard Graduate Center for Studies in the Decorative Arts, New York, New York)
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- The Magazine Antiques
- Article date:
- June 1, 1994
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ADVANCES IN casting iron generated by the Industrial Revolution in England led to an outpouring of artistic objects in the nineteenth century in Central Europe, which included what is today the Czech Republic, Slovakia, Austria, Hungary, and much of Germany. An exhibition that examines this phenomenon, entitled Cast Iron from Central Europe, 1800-1850, is on view until August 7 at the Bard Graduate Center for Studies in the Decorative Arts in New York City. It comprises 230 decorative objects ranging from candlesticks and clocks to furniture and jewelry.
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