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Curtain Rod

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Collection Type

  • Household accessories

Date

1850-1899

GUSN

GUSN-5650

Description

Reeded wood poles; painted white; metal ball shaped ends with double band of Greek key ornament encircling the center of the ball; projecting finial tapers to a point; 64 white painted wood curtain rings.

Details

Descriptive Terms

rods (object genre)
metal
wood (plant material)
key pattern
Unidentified Metal
Greek Key
ROD, CURTAIN

Associated Building

Original to Rundlet-May House (Portsmouth, N.H.),

Maker

Unknown

Credit Line

Gift of Ralph May

Accession Number

1971.924.2

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