IMG_0678 Door Pintle Forging Embedded in the Remnant of the Church of Archangel Mikhail in Mikhaylovskoye (1857)
Village Mikhaylovskoye, Ruza Raion, Moscow Oblast, Russia
The forging marks conjure images of an arduous forging process. The slight bend in the piece and the missing stone invite the viewer to speculate why and how the forging was assaulted. That the embedded forging has survived with only minor damage is testimonial to 150-year-old design, forging, and lay-up practices. I doubt that today's practices are any better.
IMG_0678 Door Pintle Forging Embedded in the Remnant of the Church of Archangel Mikhail in Mikhaylovskoye (1857)
Village Mikhaylovskoye, Ruza Raion, Moscow Oblast, Russia
The forging marks conjure images of an arduous forging process. The slight bend in the piece and the missing stone invite the viewer to speculate why and how the forging was assaulted. That the embedded forging has survived with only minor damage is testimonial to 150-year-old design, forging, and lay-up practices. I doubt that today's practices are any better.