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Wall Panel with Commemorative Plaque

Collection Type

  • Architecture

Date

1739

GUSN

GUSN-971

Description

Painted, with raised field panels surrounded by molded trim. Metal plaque on front refers to the panel's removal from the Hancock House.

Details

Descriptive Terms

panels (surface components)
molding (forming)
painting (coating)
wood (plant material)
metal
Panel
Painted
Molded
Panel

Inscription

""Panel from the East Parlor of the Hancock House, Held by Colonel Daniel S. Lamson until 1905 and then given to Arnold A. Rand who presents it to the John Hancock Mutual Life Insurance Co."" (Plaque on front of panel.)

Associated Building

Original To Thomas Hancock House,

Maker

Unknown

Dimensions

67 x 16 x 1 1/2 (HxWxD) (inches)

Credit Line

Gift of the John Hancock Life Insurance Company

Accession Number

1978.166

Date

1739 (Panel)

Places

Beacon Hill (Boston, Suffolk county, Massachusetts) [neighborhood]
Massachusetts (United States)

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