Sample grille section for George Eastman residence
Metalwork
Architectural element
Sample grille section for George Eastman residence
1924
Wrought iron
Overall: 19 3/4 × 23 × 5/8 in. (50.2 × 58.4 × 1.6 cm)
Gift of Clare Yellin in honor of Joseph Cunningham, 2016
2015.0037.0001
TextIn 1924, Rochester architects Edward S. Gordon and William G. Kaelber engaged Samuel Yellin, the foremost maker of ornamental ironwork in the country, for a project for George Eastman's residence. Installed on the north wall of the conservatory, the grillwork includes a large lunette flanked by two rectangular grilles. Yellin's imaginative and intricate integration of vines, leaves, flowers, and birds places this work among his most significant residential designs.
Eastman had instructed Kaelber that he make it a condition that Yellin "submit a sample of the work that will be satisfactory." Gordon later informed Yellin that "the sample of wrought iron is very beautiful indeed and certainly very satisfactory."
Eastman had instructed Kaelber that he make it a condition that Yellin "submit a sample of the work that will be satisfactory." Gordon later informed Yellin that "the sample of wrought iron is very beautiful indeed and certainly very satisfactory."
