Sign for A. Lewis's Inn
Original OwnerOriginally owned by
Abel Lewis
(American, working 1800-1819)
Date1800-1812
MediumWood, paint
DimensionsPrimary Dimensions (height x width including hardware): 68 x 27 1/2in. (172.7 x 69.9cm)
ClassificationsPainting
Credit LineThe Newman S. Hungerford Museum Fund
Object number2006.8.0
DescriptionPaint decorated tavern sign for "A. Lewis's Inn" showing masonic symbols painted over an earlier spread-wing eagle or Great Seal on one side, and a Tree of Life with masonic symbols on the reverse.
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Label TextLike the Holcomb’s Inn sign (2010.188.0), this sign displays Masonic imagery. Here, the center oval is fixed to the frame, rather than free-hanging. Faint remnants of the original spread-wing eagle or Great Seal image still remain, as do traces of at least two earlier innkeepers. This sign replaced the earlier tin sign (2008.14.0) that marked Abel Lewis’s inn at a different location in Bristol.
Status
On view
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