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The design of this doorway and its decoration are characteristic of Philadelphia architecture of the early Federal period. The doorway features a broken pediment and a frieze that is decorated with applied composition ornaments. Details of the frieze include a draped classical figure, in the center, holding a garland in each raised hand.
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Title: Doorway
Date: ca. 1800
Geography: Made in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States
Culture: American
Medium: Painted pine and composition
Dimensions: 120 x 69 in. (304.8 x 175.3 cm)
Credit Line: Gift of Catawissa Railroad Company, 1916
Object Number: 16.171.1
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