Sign for Mason's Inn
Dateafter 1830
MediumPaint on pine board and moldings, gold leaf, iron hardware
DimensionsPrimary Dimensions (height x width including hardware): 53 1/8 x 61 1/2in. (134.9 x 156.2cm)
Other (height x width of sign only): 49 3/4 x 61in. (126.4 x 154.9cm)
Other (height x width of sign only): 49 3/4 x 61in. (126.4 x 154.9cm)
ClassificationsPainting
Credit LineCollection of Morgan B. Brainard, Gift of Mrs. Morgan B. Brainard
DescriptionImages: On side 1, horse and rider with tree trunk. On side 2, landscape scene, with vignette in lower right of man hiding something in tree trunk.
Text: On both sides, below image "A.N. MASON".
Construction: Three boards, grain oriented horizontally, assembled with tongue-and-groove joints, held together by moldings nailed to the edges.
Text: On both sides, below image "A.N. MASON".
Construction: Three boards, grain oriented horizontally, assembled with tongue-and-groove joints, held together by moldings nailed to the edges.
Object number1961.63.37
NotesTechnique Note: Ground layer is off-white. Lettering was skillfully executed in varnished gold or metal, although covered with bronze paint, now tarnished. The letter "A" has a distinctive curved mid-line on side 2. Letters were awkwardly retouched at some time in the past.On View
On viewCollections
1814-1820
about 1823
before 1892
