D. H. BURNHAM and Company. The Silversmith. Glazed Terra Cotta

.

The Silversmith's highly glazed, delicately ornamented green terra cotta contrasts with the brickwork that Peter Weber utilized for the stories above, much the same way Louis Suillivan's delicately ornate storefronts contrast with the white terra cotta above at Schlesinger and Mayer.

.

.

Artist, artisan, architect, modeler.  Where does Architecture end and Sculpture begin?

.

Certainly not with this detail.
.

______________________________

FOR CHICAGO SCULPTURE PHOTO GALLERIES VISIT

IMAGES IN THE LOOP

______________________________

.