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STAIR END

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Collection Type

  • Architecture

Date

1750-1775

GUSN

GUSN-981

Description

Hand-carved scroll/folate stair end; paint has been stripped.

Details

Descriptive Terms

strings (stair components)
pine (wood)
carving (processes)
foliation (pattern)
scrolling foliage
scrolls (motifs)
pine (wood)
Pine
Carved
Scroll
Foliate
STAIR END

Inscription

Penned/pencilled on back: ""Set of 15 Georgian step risers 1 of each EWR"" ""From Portsmouth, NH""

Maker

AFTER Swan, Abraham, Mr. (Maker)

Location of Origin

London, England

Dimensions

5.25 x 11.5 x 1 (HxWxD) (inches)

Accession Number

1981.36

Reference Notes

Swan, Abraham, Author. The British Architect. [No Publisher].

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