hand drawn decorative capitals with ornamentation based on the floral patterning of killarney inlaid wood furniture.¹ i first encountered this signature irish woodworking style in 2019 at the muckross house in killarney, co. kerry while on a trip to visit past hometowns of my grandmother’s relatives. letters are adorned with shamrocks, thistles, and roses modified in a slovak modernist geometric style.

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