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1675-1725
GUSN-286
An assemblage that may have formed part of the staircase trim: 1) a post (or stud) to which a half baluster (with bottom end beveled to match the rake of the stairs) is attached; 2) a sheathing board with feathered edge is attached at a right angle; 3) Baluster has turnings which are symmetrical at the top and bottom. Hand-wrought nails.
sheathing
beveling
softwood
turning (shaping process)
Softwood
Beveled
Turned
SHEATHING
Unknown
23 x 8.5 x 3 (HxWxD) (inches)
1969.254
Connecticut (United States)
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