Everything You Need to Know About Ornamental Ironworks

Metals like iron and steel are very malleable. They can be molded into different sizes and shapes to create great ornament pieces. Iron has been used for several hundred years to accentuate properties all over the world. The metal has been used in gates, fences, chandeliers, and other such accessories.

At Boston Ironworks, we have a team of skilled blacksmiths and ironworkers who can shape metal into a variety of different forms that can enhance the beauty of your property. Our ornamental iron work services are of high quality and great design. Here’s a brief explanation of what ornamental ironwork is.

The History

Early forms of ornamental iron works were crude and fragile. They were prone to rust and degradation and would eventually wither away. That’s one of the reasons why very few early pieces remain today. However, as years passed technology and techniques improved. By 12^th and 13^th century, the art had evolved enough that ironworkers would make vine scrollwork on hinges and handles.

From then on, artists started to become adventurous and inventive with their designs. Designs like Gothic tracery, classical motifs, plant forms,rococo broken curves, and other such intricate nneoclassical patterns became popular.

By the 16^th and 17^th century, the craft reached it’s height of artistry. People that provided ornamental iron work services could now create large and complex designs in the form of balcony and stair railings, beautiful iron fences and gates. By the 18^th century, every mansion or Noble home in England had some form of ornamental ironwork with intricate scrollwork and sophisticated coat of arms.

America was much more restrained, though iron work was no less popular here than it was in Europe. People here preferred restraint in ornamentation and design and wanted something elegant and simple.

The Modern Times

Now, experts that provide ornamental iron work services have sophisticated tools and machinery to help them shape and form metal. They also have access to better quality metal that’s more resilient and can withstand the weather better. Metals like cast iron, wrought iron, aluminum, steel, and even copper are used to create ornamental pieces and they’re just as popular as they ever were in he past.

If you want to know more about ornamental iron work services, you can call Boston Ironworks at 617 657 3117. You can also fill in this contact us form. We’ll get in touch with you as soon as possible.