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DADO, Otis House, Boston

Collection Type

  • Architecture

Date

1795

GUSN

GUSN-67127

Description

Section of wainscoting from the parlor of the Otis House in Boston, painted white

Details

Descriptive Terms

dadoes
molding (forming)
painting (coating)
wood (plant material)
Federal
Covering, Wall
Wainscoting
Painted
Molded
Federal
Wainscoting

Associated Building

Original To Harrison Gray Otis House, First House (Boston, Mass.),

Maker

Unknown

Dimensions

26 x 19.5 x 1.5 (HxWxD) (inches)

Accession Number

1918.899

Places

Massachusetts (United States)

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