An upright rectangular block, which is hand painted with a pastoral scene of a church in a field enclosed by trees. It is in an oval reserve in gold, black and brown. A splint of wood serves as a horizontal support. It has a varnish finish.
bookends
wood (plant material)
painting (image-making)
hand-painted
walnut (wood)
Arts and Crafts (movement)
walnut (wood)
scenes (depictions)
Walnut
Painted
Arts and Crafts
Scenic
BOOKEND
In pencil on the base is: 135/350.
Original to Spencer-Peirce-Little Farm (Newbury, Mass.),
1986.790.1,2
Unknown
3.75 x 4.5 x 6 (HxWxD) (inches)
Bequest of Amelia W. Little
1986.790.1-2
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