Grillwork

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Grillwork is decorative grating of metal, wood, stone, or other material used as a screen, divider, barrier, or as a purely decorative element. It may function as a window, either with or without glazing. Grillwork may also refer to the decorative front end of a motor vehicle. Grillwork is sometimes referred to as simply as a “grill” or as “grille”, but the latter terms do not convey a decorative quality. These words are all derived from the Old French greille.

[edit] Examples of grillwork

Spanish 17th century wrought iron and bronze grillwork by Francisco Gonzales, Metropolitan Museum of Art

Early 20th century American grillwork, anonymous, Honolulu Academy of Arts

Architectural stone grillwork from a house in northern India, Rajput Dynasty, 17th-18th century, Honolulu Academy of Arts

[edit] References

• Southworth, Susan and Michael Southworth, Ornamental ironwork, an illustrated guide to its design, history & use in American architecture, New York, McGraw-Hill, 1992.