ca. 1796
GUSN-484
Gently curving overdoor frieze with composition ornament; raised rectangular elements at either end have oval patera on them. On the frieze there are composition swags. Above is a small-scale acanthus-leaf molding in composition, then a row of wooden dentils, then a divided bead molding, then a delicate egg-and-dart molding, then a broadly projecting cornice surmounted by an acanthus-leaf molding in composition.
door heads
beading (edging pattern)
beading (process)
composition (material)
molding (forming)
softwood
acanthus (motif)
beading (edging pattern)
beading (process)
dentils
egg and dart moldings
paterae (motifs)
swags
Softwood
Composition
Molded
Patera
Swag
Acanthus
Dentil
Beaded
Egg-and-Dart
ENFRAMEMENT, DOOR
Original To Morton-Taylor House,
Morton, Perez, 1751-1837 (Carpenter)
Dorchester, MA, USA
11 x 49.5 x 4.75 (HxWxD) (inches)
1923.394
Massachusetts (United States)
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