Cast iron trade sign featuring a human head with lifeliike hair bearing a crown of cascading fruits (apples, graps, strawberries) and acanthus leaves. Relief is set into a wall mounting plate inscribed with the words "A.P. Lombard Co. / Boston / A. Longuemare / SCPT / Wood Carving / Modeling." Cast is in imitation of wood carving.
shop signs
cast iron
iron (metal)
cast iron
reliefs (sculptures)
shop signs
Sign, Advertising
Sign, Trade
Sign, Trade
"A.P. Lombard Co. / Boston / A. Longuemare / SCPT / Wood Carving / Modeling." (Carved into the wall mounting )
TR2331.9
Unknown
Boston, Massachusetts, United States
13 x 11 (WxD) (inches)
Gift from the Estate of Christopher P. Monkhouse
2021.33.5
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