Cast Iron Furniture
Posted by Jess Dayuno on July 6th, 2008
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Photo Credit: St0rmz
Around 1835 up to 1850 cast iron furniture was introduced in the American market. This type of furniture was influenced by architectural ironwork. Since the process of making cast iron can easily make a variety of intricate shapes and designs, it was only but a matter of time that furniture maker will get the idea of using them in making furniture.
They started by pouring molten metal into different molds then bolted them together to create one piece.
It was originally created to adorn parks, gardens or anything outside the homes. The designs were so creative since the process of making them allows the designers to unlimited forms. During the 1800’s, it inspired them to make such beautiful and romantic pieces that are so right for outdoor use. It was the in-thing during those times.
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By 1850, designers thought to bring the cast iron creations inside the home. Instead of wood, they made replicas of the Victorian wooden furniture and have them painted in black or bronze. It looked so elegant inside the house so many different types of furniture were made.
Today, it is still very much popular and one can still find many of them inside one’s house and that made it so difficult for collectors to differentiate what was created hundred of years ago from those reproductions.