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
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.
Object number1957.59.1
InscribedOn both sides, top line, "MALLETT'S" over "UNION," bottom line, "HOTEL." Collections
- Tavern and Inn Signs
On View
Not on view
about 1823
before 1892
1790-1820
1814-1820