Homes in New Orleans often have beautiful wrought-iron details like balustrades. 🏡This #WordOfTheDay means “railing or row of posts.” It comes from the Italian for “pomegranate flower,” which is what many early balustrades resembled. What other architecture terms do you know? | Dictionary.com

This Spanish inspired hand wrought iron bifold gate is divided into multiple sections: two main folding gate panels, two narrow side panels, and a central post where the two gate panels meet and latch. The iron is all banded together, rather than electric welded, which indicates the age to likely be late 19th or early 20th century. The main design element is a repeating pattern of quatrefoils interconnected with curved lines. Two gate sections also feature a circular opening in the center top. T

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