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Baluster

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Collection Type

  • Architecture

Date

ca. 1786

GUSN

GUSN-984

Description

Evidence of dowel at bottom of base; simple shaft; tapers toward angled block at top; small turnings at neck and base of shaft; green paint. Two wrought nails.

Details

Descriptive Terms

balusters (railing components)
painting (coating)
pine (wood)
pine (wood)
Pine
Painted
BALUSTER

Associated Building

Original To Samuel McIntire House,

Maker

McIntire, Samuel, 1757-1811 (Carver)

Location of Origin

Salem, MA, USA

Dimensions

26 x 2 x 2 (HxWxD) (inches)

Accession Number

1959.38

Places

Massachusetts (United States)

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