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Section of wood balustrade with two types of balusters: iron rods alternate between the balusters; top rail is too narrow for all baluster tops; stained or varnished. Original to the John Hancock House, Boston, Massachusetts.
balustrades
hardwood
staining
mortise-and-tenon joints
varnishing
Balustrade
Balustrade
Original To Thomas Hancock House,
Unknown
31 x 64 (HxW) (inches)
Gift of the John Hancock Life Insurance Company
1978.167
Beacon Hill (Boston, Suffolk county, Massachusetts) [neighborhood]
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