NECKLACE

Abstract

Among the recent additions to the George G. Booth Loan Collection is a piece of American wrought iron, a suggested design for a grating or screen for a door or window. It is the work of Samuel Yellin, of Philadelphia, a prominent American metal worker. The design is composed of a central basket-like figure between two upright twisted bands. The flowers which fill the basket make an intricate pattern as they intertwine about the uprights, and garlands of acorns and leaves form the decorative feature beneath the basket. The extremely naturalistic treatment shows the extent to which the working of iron in decorative patterns may be carried. The comparison of this piece with some of Mr. Yellin's more conventional designs in wrought iron, in an adjoining case, is interesting. NECKLACE