C.P.INN

Date1808-1822

Mediumwood

Dimensions36 3/4 × 22 × 1 7/8 in. (93.3 × 55.9 × 4.8 cm)

Object number00.169.17

Institutional Credit LineCourtesy of the New Bedford Whaling Museum

DescriptionA wooden swinging sign with gold letters trimed in black that reads: C.P./INN for an Inn in Taunton, MA. The center of the sign is painted with a tree, several small trees, and two arms from each side shaking hands. There is a 2 1/2" frame around the sign and is hanging off of a 2 1/2" wood post that is 39"long.ProvenanceThe signboard hung at the entrance of a tavern kept by Clothier Pierce from 1808-1822 at Faunce Corner, Dartmouth, MA. Note: 00.17 had source listed as Edward T. Pierce, Jr.

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