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Trade Sign

Collection Type

  • Decorative arts

Date

1825-1875

GUSN

GUSN-57412

Description

Fish; large teeth, deep cut gill; scales and fins; traces green blue, and gold.

Details

Descriptive Terms

shop signs
carving (processes)
painting (coating)
wood (plant material)
Sign, Advertising
Sign, Trade
Carved
Painted
Sign, Trade

Associated Building

Original to Beauport, Sleeper-McCann House (Gloucester, Mass.),

Maker

Unknown

Dimensions

9 x 30 x 3 3/4 (HxWxD) (inches)

Credit Line

Gift of Constance McCann Betts, Helena Woolworth Guest and Frasier W. McCann

Accession Number

1942.4267

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