Comments on: The Door In Cornhill https://spitalfieldslife.com/2019/02/13/the-door-in-cornhill-x/ In the midst of life I woke to find myself living in an old house beside Brick Lane in the East End of London Wed, 13 Feb 2019 19:54:53 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.4 By: Lynne Perrella https://spitalfieldslife.com/2019/02/13/the-door-in-cornhill-x/#comment-1260888 Wed, 13 Feb 2019 19:54:53 +0000 http://spitalfieldslife.com/?p=172510#comment-1260888 I thought it was notable that each of the faces shown here were profiles. I appreciated how the
designer skillfully maximized the square format, plus the History of Costume details. Your
British culture is saturated with visual and decorative arts, beyond compare — thanks for shining a light on discoveries, past and present.

]]> By: Helen Breen https://spitalfieldslife.com/2019/02/13/the-door-in-cornhill-x/#comment-1260790 Wed, 13 Feb 2019 13:18:39 +0000 http://spitalfieldslife.com/?p=172510#comment-1260790 Greetings from Boston,

GA, what a gem, hidden in plain sight. I would like to know more about how these clay models “were then translated into wood carvings.”

I also learned a new word (new to me that is) FURNAGE, defined by Merriam –Webster as “a price paid for the use of an oven; specifically : the fee paid a feudal lord by his tenants for the right to bake in his oven.”

]]> By: Richard https://spitalfieldslife.com/2019/02/13/the-door-in-cornhill-x/#comment-1260784 Wed, 13 Feb 2019 12:06:59 +0000 http://spitalfieldslife.com/?p=172510#comment-1260784 Carving such a hard wood as mahogany, I wonder whether machine tools were used. Must have cost a fortune.

]]> By: Susan Martin https://spitalfieldslife.com/2019/02/13/the-door-in-cornhill-x/#comment-1260775 Wed, 13 Feb 2019 11:05:57 +0000 http://spitalfieldslife.com/?p=172510#comment-1260775 Absolutely brilliant as usual thank you

]]> By: Anthony Read https://spitalfieldslife.com/2019/02/13/the-door-in-cornhill-x/#comment-1260771 Wed, 13 Feb 2019 10:42:44 +0000 http://spitalfieldslife.com/?p=172510#comment-1260771 That is amazing craftsmanship do any other examples of their colaboration exist?

]]> By: Jill Wilson https://spitalfieldslife.com/2019/02/13/the-door-in-cornhill-x/#comment-1260752 Wed, 13 Feb 2019 07:32:00 +0000 http://spitalfieldslife.com/?p=172510#comment-1260752 Great stuff and wonderfully crafted panels. I have never noticed the door before and look forward to seeing it in the flesh next time I’m up that way.
Thank you for drawing our attention to yet another wonderful bit of historic London!

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