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Cornice

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Collection Type

  • Architecture

Date

ca. 1810

GUSN

GUSN-5675

Description

Bowed front; serpentine lower edge and moulded upper edge; painted white with green and black linear husks at the center flanked by star motifs; gilt highlight.

Details

Descriptive Terms

cornices
painting (coating)
pine (wood)
pine (wood)
stars
husk (motif)
Pine
Star
Painted
Husk
CORNICE

Associated Building

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

Maker

Unknown

Dimensions

4 x 42 x 6 (HxWxD) (inches)

Credit Line

Gift of Ralph May

Accession Number

1971.938.2

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