Easily the most known antique entry doors are Victorian, the period from the second to fourth quarter of the 1800s in which physical and decorative beauty were unabashedly emphasized. A typical Victorian front door comprised four panels, sometimes six, which were similar in sizes but not distributed evenly lengthwise. The upper half of the door was generally longer than the lower half to accommodate a letter box safely beyond the reach of a dog or other stray animal. The upper panels were usually glazed, and in more upscale residences, had mirrored or stained glass. They may be embedded into a mullion or grille. Just like Victorian receiving room and bedroom furniture, door handles and knockers were brass work but entryways and hallways were narrower. Earlier, from the 1720s to 1830s, Georgian and Regency doors were total opposites of Victorian. They were made up of a plain frontage with six panels that were not glass nor had stained or mirrored glass facings, unadorned but for the addition of semi-circular fanlights. Wood was generally used but wealthier homes incorporated stone work. Later, from the 1900s to 1920s, larger homes in more vast properties started a new trend. Edwardian doors were built larger and took advantage of wider entryways to add sidelights, with such lavish panels as having art nouveau or neo-Georgian decorative glass. On the other hand, door hardware were easy to clean in black coating as households became leaner and without house maids. Door steps were not only stone but sometimes sheet metal. Softwood was replaced by solid hardwood like heavy oak and mahogany in the 1920s, characterizing what today is referred to as traditional wooden more than antique entry doors. Cast and wrought iron handles were in vogue and yet decorative glass sidelites, and sometimes fanlights, remained. 1930s moderne homes reflected old Hollywood aesthetics, especially art deco. Mirrored or colored glass panels in fanciful geometric shapes were complemented with celebrity-apt chrome handles in place of iron work. Antiquated front doors may be found in salvage yards today, waiting to be rescued and restored. It is not uncommon for salvage doors to be reclaimed and custom-fitted, but a practical alternative are reproductions. They retain the classical beauty of old doors but make use of more effective surface materials like fiberglass and steel. |
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