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On Display: House - Shop Lane
Sign (Shop sign)
Goldbeater
1800-1900
Category
Wood (other)
Place of Origin
Boston; Massachusetts; Suffolk; New England; United States; North America
Materials
- Wood
- Gesso
- Gilt
- Alkyd resin
Museum Object Number
1959.1800
Credit Line/Donor
Bequest of Henry Francis du Pont
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Complete Details
Object Number
1959.1800
Object Name
Sign (Shop sign)
Title
Goldbeater
Category
Wood (other)
Place of Origin
Boston; Massachusetts; Suffolk; New England; United States; North America
Origin Notes
The seller sought provenance, recording in a letter dated December 14, 1948 that it came from a shop on "Cornhill" Street in Boston.
Date
1800-1900
Materials
- Wood
- Gesso
- Gilt
- Alkyd resin
Dimensions (inches)
20 (H) x 9.62 (W) x 14 (D)
Dimensions (centimeters)
50.8 (H) x 24.45 (W) x 35.56 (D)