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Floorboard

Collection Type

  • Architecture

Date

1800-1825

GUSN

GUSN-435

Description

Floorboard with black, yellow, and red stenciling on a white background. Some sections are hand-painted with a blue, red and white stencil pattern of diamonds and ovals.

Details

Descriptive Terms

boards (flat objects)
floors and floor components
softwood
stenciling
paint (coating)
Flooring
Board, Floor
Softwood
Painted
Stenciled
Board, Floor

Associated Building

Original To Humphreys Street House (Dorchester, Boston, Mass.),

Additional Identification Number

1959.254

Maker

Unknown

Dimensions

10 (W) (inches)

Credit Line

Museum Accession

Accession Number

1959.254L

Date

1800-1825 (Possibly)

Places

Massachusetts (United States)

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