Hinge

1700–1800

On view at The Met Fifth Avenue in Gallery 711

The wrought iron produced for Dutch dwellings in upstate New York followed a utilitarian aesthetic. These door hinges feature a swelling, or nail pad, at the end closest to the doorjamb. The pads accommodated additional nails and thus strengthened the hinges’ attachment to the door. This design, based on hardware used throughout the Netherlands in the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries, is characteristic of hinges produced in Dutch communities in the Hudson River valley.

Artwork Details

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Provenance

Title: Hinge
Date: 1700–1800
Geography: Made in Hudson Valley, New York, United States
Culture: American
Medium: Wrought iron
Dimensions: H. 21 1/8 in. (53.7 cm)
Credit Line: Gift of Mrs. J. Insley Blair, 1949
Object Number: 49.117.46
Curatorial Department: The American Wing

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