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Three short pieces of paneled floor board. One is cut to accomodate a post. Circles and diamonds with stylized floral motifs; stenciled and hand painted in blue, black, yellow, and red. White ground. Same paneled floor as is stored in Derby Barn.
boards (flat objects)
floors (surface elements)
flooring
softwood
paint (coating)
painting (image-making)
Softwood
Painted
Board
Original To Humphreys Street House (Dorchester, Boston, Mass.),
Unknown
5 13/16 (W) (inches)
Museum Accession
1959.254A-C
1800-1825 (possibly)
Dorchester (Boston, Suffolk county, Massachusetts) [neighborhood]
Massachusetts (United States)
Title Floorboard Accession Number 1959.254
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