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WOOD

Collection Type

  • Architecture

Date

1869

GUSN

GUSN-48129

Description

Brown paint; cut nail; small tag on front says "22."

Details

Descriptive Terms

wood (plant material)
painting (coating)
drawing (image-making)
pencils (drawing and writing equipment)
wood (plant material)
Painted
Pencilled
WOOD

Inscription

Pencilled on front and back: 1: ""A Piece of the Coliseum/Built in May, 1869"" 2: ""Blown Down by the Gale/Sept. 8, 1869.""

Associated Building

Original To Doggett Castle,

Maker

Unknown

Dimensions

1.625 x 0.875 (HxD) (inches)

Accession Number

1970.43

Places

Maine (United States)

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