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BALUSTER

Collection Type

  • Architecture

Date

ca. 1737

GUSN

GUSN-1737

Description

Broken; dowelled tenon, one end; turned spindle above block; appears grained.

Details

Descriptive Terms

balusters (railing components)
graining
hardwood
turning (shaping process)
Hardwood
Turned
Grained
BALUSTER

Maker

Unknown

Dimensions

15.25 x 1.5 (HxW) (inches)

Accession Number

1968.127

Places

Massachusetts (United States)

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