Paint Decorated Fireboard With Stone House and Trees

Paint Decorated Fireboard With Stone House and Trees
York County, PA, Ca. 1840

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Pine in untouched, dry original conditon. Six fireboards by the same hand are known: three from the Babcock Collection, used on a Long Island estate called Hark Away. Another by this hand was published in "Architectural Digest," Dec. 1991, page 145.

Nearly identical fireboards are ex. David Schorsch and Courcier-Wilkins. Another board by the same hand is ex. Steve Miller; this is the one illustrated in the referenced "Architectural Digest".

32" wide x 32 3/8" high in center x 30" high at edges.

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