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Rectangular frontal board; ogee cut ends; shaped lower edge in form of tassels; circular medallion. Painted decoration: white background with mustard trim, circular medallion enclosing urn at either end. Two colonial-style male silhouettes in center.
valances
painting (coating)
pine (wood)
figure- and animal-derived motifs
men (male humans)
ogee arches
pine (wood)
tassel
urns
Pine
Painted
Ogee
Medallion
Urn
Classical Figure
Man
Tassel
VALANCE
Original to Hamilton House (South Berwick, Me.),
Unknown
11.5 x 39.25 x 1 (HxWxD) (inches)
Bequest of Elizabeth R. Vaughan
1949.893.1
Possibly Maine (United States)
Possibly New Hampshire (United States)
Possibly
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