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1970
GUSN-169794
According to the author, only two peoples have been known to have applied painted decoration deliberately and consistently to the walls of their ordinary dwellings: the ancient Romans and 18th- and 19th-century New Englanders. Robert L. McGrath compares the art of murals in the homes of Romans and New Englanders.
Article ID 175
SC001
Old-Time New England
SC001.1970.061.222.001
According to the author, only two peoples have been known to have applied painted decoration deliberately and consistently to the walls of their ordinary dwellings: the ancient Romans and 18th- and 19th-century New Englanders. Robert L. McGrath compares the art of murals in the homes of Romans and New Englanders.
Volume 61, Number 222 (Fall, 1970)
Robert L. McGrath (Author)
(1970). Old Time New England. Boston, Mass.: Society for the Preservation of New England Antiquities.
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Boston, Mass.
Society for the Preservation of New England Antiquities
Old Time New England
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