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Hanging shelf

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Collection Type

  • Furniture

Date

1860-1880

GUSN

GUSN-22858

Description

Hanging shelf; flat rectangular wooden plank hanging from ceiling by ropes strung around nails attached to a beam.

Details

Descriptive Terms

shelves
rope
wood (plant material)
Rope
SHELF

Associated Building

Original to Castle Tucker (Wiscasset, Me.),

Maker

Unknown

Dimensions

28 x 60 x 9 (HxWxD) (inches)

Credit Line

Gift of Miss Jane S. Tucker

Accession Number

1998.4340

Places

Maine (United States)

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