Sign for Mallett's Hotel
PainterPainted by
Unknown
Original OwnerOriginally owned by
Fenn Mallett
(1811 - 1851)
Date1840-1850
MediumPaint on pine board and moldings, smalt, gold leaf
DimensionsOther (height x width of sign only): 27 3/4 x 51 3/4in. (70.5 x 131.4cm)
ClassificationsPainting
Credit LineGift of Newton C. Brainard
Object number1957.59.1
DescriptionText: On both sides, top line, "MALLETT'S" over "UNION," bottom line, "HOTEL."
Construction: One or more boards, grain oriented horizontally. Thin boards with rounded molding profiles are nailed to the edges of the signboard forming a frame with mitered corners. Separate cove moldings, also mitered in corners, are nailed to the inside of the frame.
Construction: One or more boards, grain oriented horizontally. Thin boards with rounded molding profiles are nailed to the edges of the signboard forming a frame with mitered corners. Separate cove moldings, also mitered in corners, are nailed to the inside of the frame.
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Status
Not on view
about 1823
before 1892
