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1846
GUSN-46079
Plaster cornice; apparently an original surface with cove painted like wood grain and possibly further decoration applied to it, and then a reapplication of plaster to form a leaf-decorated cornice. The latter has tan paint and the edges are picked out in gold paint.
cornices
leaf (plant material)
foliation (pattern)
leaf (metal)
painting (coating)
plaster
leaf (plant material)
foliation (pattern)
leaf (metal)
Plaster
Painted
Leaf
CORNICE
Unknown
4 x 4 (HxD) (inches)
Museum Accession
1959.110
Connecticut (United States)
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