Sign of the Punchbowl
MakerMaker
Unknown
Date1803
MediumPaint on pine board, frame of maple or visually similar wood
DimensionsOther (height x width of sign only): 46 1/2 x 23 1/2in. (118.1 x 59.7cm)
ClassificationsPainting
Credit LineGift of Helen E. Royce
DescriptionImages: On side 1, punchbowl, centered against white background. On side 2, indecipherable. No underlying imagery.
Construction: Single board, hand-sawn at top and bottom to create decorative pediment and skirt profiles, with single, molded, horizontal rails and turned posts. Board is set vertically through long mortises cut through rails. These mortises are slightly shorter than the width of the board, and the resulting notches or shoulders in the signboard prevent movement. The thick, bead-molded rails are single-tenoned through the turned posts. Marks from a four-part chuck are still visible on the bottoms of the turned posts. The skirt has a semi-circular profile.
Surface: This sign displays only a single layer of paint on both sides.
Construction: Single board, hand-sawn at top and bottom to create decorative pediment and skirt profiles, with single, molded, horizontal rails and turned posts. Board is set vertically through long mortises cut through rails. These mortises are slightly shorter than the width of the board, and the resulting notches or shoulders in the signboard prevent movement. The thick, bead-molded rails are single-tenoned through the turned posts. Marks from a four-part chuck are still visible on the bottoms of the turned posts. The skirt has a semi-circular profile.
Surface: This sign displays only a single layer of paint on both sides.
Object number1959.32.94
InscribedOn both sides, in name band above lower rail, "O.D". On side 1, incorporated into what appears to be a tablecloth beneath the punchbowl, "1803".Subject Terms
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- Tavern and Inn Signs
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Captain Aaron Bissell Sr.
1822
