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[dirty foot]

Question in the subject. This just occurred to me because I just noticed that one of my dwarves was wearing worn out clothing, and my mayor just commandeered the clothier to make a shirt. I'd be a sad panda if something of such quality were lost to wear and tear.

[Girlinhat]

Artifacts do not, no.  This can create various fun and Fun situations.  A wooden, lignite, or bituminous coal artifact, for instance, can be set on fire and become an !!Artifact!! but because it doesn't take damage, it will never be destroyed, and will stay on fire forever.  Many players enjoy making wooden or lignite artifacts, setting them on fire, and putting them outside.  Kobold thieves, raccoons, and macaque will kill themselves by grabbing it, catching themselves on fire, and burning to death.  You can also place a flaming artifact inside a metal bin and drop it in the ocean, which will destroy the entire ocean AND your FPS!

Artifact furniture is fun too.  Since it can never be destroyed, it's immune to building destroyers.  An artifact door works as well as a drawbridge, because FB and trolls will sit there smashing it for years.  Artifact statues, cabinets, weapon racks, etc can all be placed outside to stall, and building destroyers will stick to them like flypaper until they notice one of your dwarves nearby.

[Uristocrat]

Artifacts do not, no.  This can create various fun and Fun situations.  A wooden, lignite, or bituminous coal artifact, for instance, can be set on fire and become an !!Artifact!! but because it doesn't take damage, it will never be destroyed, and will stay on fire forever.  Many players enjoy making wooden or lignite artifacts, setting them on fire, and putting them outside.  Kobold thieves, raccoons, and macaque will kill themselves by grabbing it, catching themselves on fire, and burning to death.  You can also place a flaming artifact inside a metal bin and drop it in the ocean, which will destroy the entire ocean AND your FPS!

Artifact furniture is fun too.  Since it can never be destroyed, it's immune to building destroyers.  An artifact door works as well as a drawbridge, because FB and trolls will sit there smashing it for years.  Artifact statues, cabinets, weapon racks, etc can all be placed outside to stall, and building destroyers will stick to them like flypaper until they notice one of your dwarves nearby.

If I ever get such a statue, I definitely have to set up a zone of spikes around it and hook them to a repeater.

[Girlinhat]

Actually, any masterwork statue will work as well.  10 good spikes will shred any creature before it can smash the statue.  I had a titan spend like two seasons breaking a exceptional window.

[Dutchling]

Question in the subject. This just occurred to me because I just noticed that one of my dwarves was wearing worn out clothing, and my mayor just commandeered the clothier to make a shirt. I'd be a sad panda if something of such quality were lost to wear and tear.

Products created to fullfill a mandate are not artifacts are in any way special. Artifacts are only created by moods.

[Girlinhat]

commandeered the clothier

Seems to imply a mood.

[Hyndis]

I always put an artifact statue outside the main gate, within range of the crossbows. 

Almost always. In my current fort I have an artifact steel statue of an elf striking down a dwarf. I'm not sure what to make of this. 

[Karnewarrior]

I always put an artifact statue outside the main gate, within range of the crossbows. 

Almost always. In my current fort I have an artifact steel statue of an elf striking down a dwarf. I'm not sure what to make of this. 

Means Cacame found a traitor and this dwarf is commemorating the event.