punched tin
Holed sheet metal
Punched tin is sheet metal decorated by hammering small holes in patterns, creating designs that allow light to pass through.
The technique appears in lanterns, cabinet door panels, and decorative objects: The punched tin lantern cast star-shaped patterns on the walls.
Common in colonial American and Mexican folk craft, it remains popular in rustic and Southwestern décor.
- piercedHad hole made
- lanternEnclosed portable light
- metalworkShaped metal objects
- candleWax stick with wick
- candle holderStand for wax lights
folk art · luminaria · rustic · colonial · Paul Revere · decorative · hammer · awl · pattern · holes · glow · soft glow · chimney · cabinet · star · star pattern · primitive · handcrafted
- Western decorcowhide rug, cowboy boots, navajo rug, adobe walls, cow skull
- tinworktinplate, lanterns, candle holders, relief work
- lanternscamping lantern, candle lantern, gas lantern, hanging lantern, hurricane lantern
- Pennsylvania HeritagePennsylvania Dutch, hex signs, barn stars, German settlers, heart motifs