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Baluster

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Collection Type

  • Architecture

Date

1750-1790

GUSN

GUSN-20063

Description

Slender turned baluster; twisted shaft above a reeded vase. Yellowed white paint.

Details

Descriptive Terms

balusters (railing components)
hardwood
painting (coating)
turning (shaping process)
reeding
Hardwood
Turned
Painted
Reeding
BALUSTER

Maker

Unknown

Dimensions

28.5 (H) (inches)

Accession Number

1982.333

Date

1750-1790 (Possibly)

Places

Massachusetts (United States)

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