Valance

Item Information

Title:
Valance
Description:
Rectangular frontal board; ogee cut ends; shaped lower edge in form of tassels; circular medallion. Painted decoration: white background with mustard trim, circular medallion enclosing urn at either end. Two colonial-style male silhouettes in center.
Date:
1895–1930
Format:
Objects/Artifacts
Genre:
painting (coating)
pine (wood)
valances
Location:
Historic New England
Collection (local):
Digitized Museum Collections
Subjects:
figure- and animal-derived motifs
men (male humans)
ogee arches
pine (wood)
tassel
urns
Pine
Painted
Ogee
Medallion
Urn
Classical Figure
Man
Tassel
Places:
New Hampshire
Maine > York (county) > South Berwick
Hamilton House (South Berwick, Me.)
Extent:
11.5 in. x 39.25 in. x 1 in. (H x W x D)
Link to Item:
https://gusn.us/8058
Terms of Use:
Rights status not evaluated.
Contact host institution for more information.
Notes:
Bequest of Elizabeth R. Vaughan
Accession #:
1949.893.2
Identifier:
8058