1978
GUSN-5289
Original cornice to bed in northwest chamber; relates to window cornices 1971.2039. .2a) End cornice member: flat board with serpentine shaped top and straight bottom edge; frame member behind with glue blocks; sawed off ends to abutt conforming side cornice members; was stained dark brown (to be covered with fabric). .2b) Identical to above, but with tongue-notched ends. .2c) Original side member; identical form but longer. .2d) Reproduction side member made by Roland B. Hammond of Andover, Mass. ca. 1978.
field beds
cornices
reproductions
Bed
Bed, Canopy
Bed, Field
Bed, Field
Original to Rundlet-May House (Portsmouth, N.H.),
Hammond, Roland B. (Maker)
North Andover, MA, USA
Gift of Ralph May
1971.644.2D
1978 (circa)
Massachusetts (United States)
New Hampshire (United States)
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