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Blanket Crane

Collection Type

  • Decorative arts

Date

1800-1820

GUSN

GUSN-3327

Description

Of wood, each part is of rectangular shape with chamfered edges, and upright with cylindrically turned ends. Also with a tenoned tapering arm and support. The unpainted string ties of two original carved wall brackets of the crane retain traces of paint- white and light blue.

Details

Descriptive Terms

racks (supporting devices)
wood (plant material)
Wood
Crane

Associated Building

Original to Cogswell's Grant (Essex, Mass.),

Maker

Unknown

Dimensions

24 x 41 1/2 (HxW) (inches)

Credit Line

Gift of Bertram K. and Nina Fletcher Little

Accession Number

1991.1113

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