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Paper from fireboard, representing a farmyard scene (a) with chickens feeding next to a well. Upper edge border (b) features full white vine coiling around a horizontal columnn. Left and right borders (c) are green stylized floral and scroll. Paper applied to canvas backing and wooden frame.
wallpapers
scenic wallpapers
boards (flat objects)
oil paint (paint)
wallpapers
oil painting (technique)
Component, Fireplace
Fireboard
Oil
fireboards (fireplace equipment)
Fireboard
Original To Benjamin Boyden House, 1st Floor Room
Unknown
30 3/4 x 35 (HxW) (inches)
Museum Purchase
1927.211A-C
Dedham (Norfolk county, Massachusetts)
Title Fireboard Accession Number 1927.210
Hand Painted
Original
Handmade
Sidewall/Fill
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