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On Display: House - Walnut Room
Frame
1740-1760
Category
Frames
Place of Origin
New Hampshire or Massachusetts; New England; United States; North America
Materials
- Wood
- Gesso
- Gilt
- Paint
Museum Object Number
1953.0171.001 B
Credit Line/Donor
Museum purchase
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Object Number
1953.0171.001 B
Object Name
Frame
Category
Frames
Place of Origin
New Hampshire or Massachusetts; New England; United States; North America
Date
1740-1760
Mark/Signature/Inscription/Label
Type: Inscription
Location: Note on the back of the frame
Inscription: "The Penhallow Arms---Rabbets--- / (A goat all proper-)as the Crest. / Done in tent-stitch by the wife of Deacon / Samuel Penhalllow (Prudence Kneeland of / Boston, Mass\tts & quartered with the Arms of Kneeland and Count Pantvannon [?] who mar/ried a Penhallow. The national Fleur/de-lis was probably used simply to de/note a French alliance." (handwritten)
Mark/Signature: Yes
Materials
- Wood
- Gesso
- Gilt
- Paint
Techniques
- Carved
- Gilt
Dimensions (inches)
34 (H) x 34.25 (W)
Dimensions (centimeters)
86.36 (H) x 86.995 (W)