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Board with three square edges; split on the fourth edge. Stenciled with large foliate stripe with dotted borders. White on green ground, painted directly onto board (no wallpaper). Some whitewash between joist or stud marks.
boards (flat objects)
sheathing
wallboard
flooring
softwood
paint (coating)
painting (coating)
stenciling
leaf (plant material)
foliation (pattern)
leaf (metal)
vines
Board
Stenciled
Painted
Leaf
Vine
Board
RCN / Gift of Joe Hammond 3/11/70 / Portsmouth, N.H. / Chase House / Strawberry Bank / Hallway / this info. restricted for the present (handwritten)
Original To Chase House,
A3806
760
Unknown
19.5 x 8.5 (HxW) (inches)
Anonymous Gift
1970.1324
1766 (date Chase House built)
Portsmouth (Rockingham county, New Hampshire)
New Hampshire (United States)
Stenciled
Original
Sidewall/Fill
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