. The wood-carver of Salem; Samuel McIntire, his life and work . embellished with groups of vertical flutings,the pilaster treatment of the corners with Corinthiancapital and fluted shaft resting on an appropriatepedestal, the heavy cornice with delicately carvedmoldings and frieze with rosettes and vertical reededgroups in alternation on a flat ground, the embra-sured windows with hand-tooled casings and paneledshutters, and last, but best of all, the magnificentchimney piece, provide an architectural setting ofrare beauty for some fine old furniture, paintings,and bric-a-brac long cherished
. The wood-carver of Salem; Samuel McIntire, his life and work . embellished with groups of vertical flutings,the pilaster treatment of the corners with Corinthiancapital and fluted shaft resting on an appropriatepedestal, the heavy cornice with delicately carvedmoldings and frieze with rosettes and vertical reededgroups in alternation on a flat ground, the embra-sured windows with hand-tooled casings and paneledshutters, and last, but best of all, the magnificentchimney piece, provide an architectural setting ofrare beauty for some fine old furniture, paintings,and bric-a-brac long cherished by the family. A favorite Mclntire motive, ever recurring withminor variations throughout his work in the Adammanner, occupies the stringcourse of the double dentil or Grecian fret is formed byvertical cross-cuttings alternately from the top andbottom of a square molding, the fine-scale reededovolo beneath giving it just the right emphasis andrelating the cornice as a whole more closely to theornamentation of the frieze. On the under surface [128]. Plate CIV.—Front and Rear Ends East or Adam Parlor, Pierce-Johonnot-Nichols House. lllllllllllllllll«lllll,lllll,,lli,l,lll,lllllllllllll,l,l,.,l,.llll,,ll,,l,lll,
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