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Mantel

Collection Type

  • Architecture

Date

1790-1810

GUSN

GUSN-483

Description

A fireplace mantel painted white with a single frieze and flanking imposts showing still-life reliefs. Also has a single central oval with composition bands of trim and a Greek key pattern in the cornice zones.

Details

Descriptive Terms

mantels
composition (material)
painting (coating)
wood (plant material)
key pattern
Component, Fireplace
Mantel
Composition
Painted
Greek Key
Mantel

Associated Building

Original To Oak Hill,

Maker

McIntire, Samuel, 1757-1811 (Architect)

Location of Origin

Salem, MA, USA

Dimensions

15 x 68 x 6 1/2 (HxWxD) (inches)

Accession Number

1975.122

Reference Notes

Kimball, Fiske, Author. Samuel McIntire: Carver of Salem. [No Publisher].

Places

Massachusetts (United States)

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