Door enframement with alternating dentils and "acorns" under crown molding; frieze features McIntire basket, grapes and leaves above each jamb; wrought nails. Yellow over green paint.
door heads
molding (forming)
painting (coating)
composition (material)
wood (plant material)
acorn
vine scrolls
dentils
baskets (containers)
Element, Door
Enframement, Door
Painted
Molded
Composition
Dentil
Acorn
Fruit Basket
Grape
Torah
Enframement, Door
Original To Oak Hill,
1959.117A A
McIntire, Samuel, 1757-1811 (Maker)
Salem, MA, USA
13 x 59 x 5.125 (HxWxD) (inches)
Museum Accession
1959.117A
Kimball, Fiske, Author. Samuel McIntire: Carver of Salem. [No Publisher].
Massachusetts (United States)
Title Architrave Accession Number 1959.117B-D
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