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BALUSTER

Collection Type

  • Architecture

Date

ca. 1750

GUSN

GUSN-988

Description

Tan paint; doweled bases and angled tops. A: Base with dowel surmounted by shaft with two sections (separated by small block); both sections have bulbous knobs with other turnings. B: Base with section of turning, including knob, surmounting; bluntly turned section surmounts knob; green paint under tan. C: Knobbed section surmounted by fented? section; green paint under tan.

Details

Descriptive Terms

balusters (railing components)
painting (coating)
turning (shaping process)
wood (plant material)
Georgian (British Renaissance-Baroque style)
Torah
Painted
Turned
Georgian
BALUSTER

Additional Identification Number

1959.47

Maker

Unknown

Dimensions

23.25 x 1.75 x 1.75 (HxWxD) (inches)

Accession Number

1959.47.1-3

Places

New Hampshire (United States)

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