Staircase

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Collection Type

Architecture

Date

ca. 1710

GUSN

GUSN-1431

Description

Turned balusters and bottom newel post; other posts are square with turned tops and half-balusters applied to them; white paint; 4 panelled door beneath the stairs is part of the assemblage; original baseboard to upper flight missing and replaced.

Details

Descriptive Terms

stairs
STAIRCASE

Associated Building

Original To Goddard-Watson-Davenport-Stimson House (Cambridge, Mass.),

Additional Identification Number

12.1

Maker

Unknown

Dimensions

90 x 58 (WxD) (inches)

Credit Line

Museum Accession

Accession Number

1921.387.1

Places

Massachusetts (United States)

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