Designation: R-5, Zinc Rosette
Material: Cast Zinc
Typology: Louis XVI Revival, Empire-Vernacular
Details: 1 ½ inch diameter. This rosette is rare and is only riveted on.
Sources: An almost identical design is represented in the Denonvilliers catalog, Pl. 54, suggesting that a cast iron version may have been available from a supplier of ornamental detail. Local shops could use an original cast iron sample as a pattern and pour copies in zinc in sand. Similar designs for rosettes are also found in Thomas U. Walter's Guide to Workers in Metals, or L.N. Cottingham's Smith and Founders Director, which in turn would have been inspired by Roman detail.

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