fbpx

Interior Window Cornice

Collection Type

  • Architecture

Date

1900

GUSN

GUSN-13464

Description

Gold painted cornice, carved, molded and incised decoration. Scroll and rosette motif. 2 metal brackets for wall attachment.

Details

Descriptive Terms

cornices
paint (coating)
wood (plant material)
rosette (motif)
scrolls (motifs)
Cornice
Paint
Scroll
Rosette
Cornice

Inscription

Printed paper label attached to reverse: ""ROACH & CRAVEN, Inc./ DECORATORS/18 ARLINGTON ST./ BOSTON"" Written in pencil: ""Rear Living Room/ Lyman..."" [Pencil Sketches]

Maker

Unknown

Dimensions

9 x 79 1/2 x 8 (HxWxD) (inches)

Accession Number

1997.87.4

Places

Massachusetts (United States)

Reparative Language in Collections Records

Historic New England is committed to implementing reparative language description for existing collections and creating respectful and inclusive language description for new collections. If you encounter language in Historic England's Collections Access Portal that is harmful or offensive, or you find materials that would benefit from a content warning, please contact [email protected].