. The wood-carver of Salem; Samuel McIntire, his life and work . Plate CV.—Detail of Doorway, East Parlor, Pierce-Johonnot- Nichols House. ^? ^t»^ ..^ t. \ *??•-v^^O .1^ *? \ »> . ^ i n,l,l,l,l,l,lllWiiiiiiiiijimt *,.. /: Plate CVI.—Detail of Adam Chimney Piece, East Parlor,Pierce-Johonnot-Nichols House. A —— >^ m ^ 3 ^^^^^ l-S •^(WtP^;^-. IMfr ^ II ^flH^^HHHHIHHHI oX /^ w U The Pierce-yohonnot-Nichols House of the projecting cornice and frieze another fret,consisting of interlacing circular fillets, large andsmall circles in alternation with applied rosetteswithin the larger ones, r
. The wood-carver of Salem; Samuel McIntire, his life and work . Plate CV.—Detail of Doorway, East Parlor, Pierce-Johonnot- Nichols House. ^? ^t»^ ..^ t. \ *??•-v^^O .1^ *? \ »> . ^ i n,l,l,l,l,l,lllWiiiiiiiiijimt *,.. /: Plate CVI.—Detail of Adam Chimney Piece, East Parlor,Pierce-Johonnot-Nichols House. A —— >^ m ^ 3 ^^^^^ l-S •^(WtP^;^-. IMfr ^ II ^flH^^HHHHIHHHI oX /^ w U The Pierce-yohonnot-Nichols House of the projecting cornice and frieze another fret,consisting of interlacing circular fillets, large andsmall circles in alternation with applied rosetteswithin the larger ones, represents considerable pains-taking effort. Turning to the chimney piece, unquestionably thefinest in Salem, the logical manner in which both cor-nice and frieze have been carried about and madea part of it, thus tying it into the entire scheme, atonce elicits hearty commendation. Delicate hand-planed moldings which echo the motives prominentelsewhere in the room do much toward beautifyingthis chimney piece, notably the reeded pilasters, thefluted band about the fireplace opening, and thedentil course under the shelf which Mclntire elabo-rated somewhat by cutting into the surface of eachdentil with a gouge. The pilasters above the shelf,the molding surrounding the large panel over thechimney breast, in which a mirror or painting wasusually s
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