Washstand
- Object Name:
- Washstand
- Object ID:
- 1999.026.01
- Creator:
- Eaton, William Page (1819-1904)
- Place of Origin:
- New Boston, NH (probably)
- Date:
- 1850-1900
- Description:
- Painted crest from a wash stand, attributed to William Page Eaton, New Boston, NH, 1850-1900. Wood (pine) board, cut into a bell-curve shape with six round projections. The board is painted (front only) in mustard yellow, with a grape vine and cluster motif, painted in gold/brown. Paint is absent from the center front; paint scars and nail holes above this blank area suggest there had been a projecting shelf. Several cut nails are visible; several red marks present. No visible signature.
- Material:
- Wood
- Dimensions:
- H-12.75 W-28.5 D-0.5 inches
- Provenance:
- Donors purchased board from Ruth Douglass, who has sold other W. P. Eaton material to NHHS (1992.044). The board is from W. P. Eaton's New Boston, NH, home or studio.
- Credit Line:
- Gift of Mr. and Mrs. James L. Garvin
- People:
- Eaton, William Page (1819-1904)
- Subjects:
- Grape leaves, Grapevines, Grapes
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