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Mantel from Elias Hasket Derby House, Salem, Massachusetts

Samuel McIntire

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

White mantel with a flat top featuring a beaded trim along the front edge. The mantel has a wide, flat frieze with a bead and reel border along the bottom. The frieze is divided into three panels with raised-relief carvings. The center panel depicts a gathering of people. The left and right panels depict buildings and figures. The mantel has two columns on either side with Ionic capitals carved with a leaf and vine motif. The columns stand on square bases and are carved with a leaf and vine motif. The background is gray.

Artwork details

Date:
1798
Medium:
Wood, composition ornament
Culture:
American
Dimensions:
599 × 433 px
Museum record:
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