handwrought

The staircase and lighting fixtures exhibit fine handwrought iron work.

Handwrought nails and hinges came from Vann's own blacksmith shop.

And meanwhile, the superb handwrought speech, untouched, remained in Joseph Adams' briefcase.

On the floors are wood planks of random widths and lengths fastened to the joists by handwrought nails.

Inside the Silversmith's Shop, I bought a handwrought sterling silver pineapple charm and a handsome chain.

Its quarter-sawn oak flooring, built-in window seats, chestnut-beamed ceilings and handwrought iron hardware (above) were portents of things to come.

For Spratling, the necessity of direct human involvement in every phase of a handwrought industry meant there were contributions to be made by every maestro and silversmith.

"I've never seen a Ceres as a weather vane before," Robert Kinnaman said of a handwrought vane, which he found in Connecticut, that stopped traffic at the same antiques fair.

Samuel Yellin, the blacksmith who shaped most of the ironwork for Yale's Gothic buildings, created handwrought elevator doors for the Stacks depicting major trades, as well as ironwork and gates for the building.

"IT'S PRETTY SAFE TO SAY THAT 97 PERCENT of my pad is covered with some kind of handwrought pattern," says Marian McEvoy.