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Dried gourd hanging

Date

1890-1920

GUSN

GUSN-18738

Description

Dried gourds, pine cone and bean pods--spray painted red, green, blue, yellow, orange. Attached to black string by wire.

Details

Descriptive Terms

gourd
painting (coating)
wire
gourd
Wire
Gourd
Painted
GOURDS, DRIED

Associated Building

Original to Castle Tucker (Wiscasset, Me.),

Maker

Unknown

Dimensions

22 (H), 4 (diameter) (inches)

Credit Line

Gift of Miss Jane S. Tucker

Accession Number

1998.1380

Places

Maine (United States)

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