Painting
- Object Name:
- Painting
- Object ID:
- 1987.005.22
- Creator:
- Hamblett, Dorothy Wood
- Place of Origin:
- Millbury, MA
- Date:
- 1981
- Description:
- Painted graining sample. Masonite panel, one of a set of eight, by Dorothy Wood Hamblett, Millbury, MA, 1981. Raw umber vinegar solution on colonial blue ground. Two techniques: rubber graining comb and putty and rubber pad.
- Material:
- Composition
- Dimensions:
- H-24 W-16 inches
- Provenance:
- Part of the Margaret W. and Edward S. Fabian Wall Stencil Research Collection, compiled from 1977 to 1982. Margaret W. Fabian (1909-1989) and her husband Edward visited 460 homes and taverns throughout New England in an attempt to document all known early decorative wall paintings. They produced photographs, slides, stencils, tracings, and written records. In addition, the collection includes reverse paintings on glass, china painting materials, samples of painted graining, and other items related to decorative painting.
- Credit Line:
- The Margaret W. and Edward S. Fabian Wall Stencil Research Collection
- People:
- Hamblett, Dorothy Wood, Fabian, Margaret
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