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December 2, 2010; Sparhawk Hall doorway (2010.212)
Doorway from Sparhawk Hall (Sparhawk House)
December 2, 2010; Sparhawk Hall doorway (2010.212)

Doorway from Sparhawk Hall (Sparhawk House)

about 1742
Object PlaceKittery Point, Maine
Medium/TechniquePainted wood, glass
DimensionsOverall: 396.3 x 213.4 cm (13 x 7 ft.)
Credit LineGift of Strawbery Banke Museum
Accession number2010.212
On View
On view
ClassificationsArchitectural elements
Collections
ProvenanceAbout 1742, Sparhawk Hall, Kittery, Maine (original commission) [see note 1]; 1966, removed from Sparhawk Hall and given to Strawbery Banke Museum, Portsmouth, NH; 2010, gift of Strawbery Banke to the MFA. (Accession Date: March 17, 2010)

NOTES:
[1] This doorway was part of Sparhawk Hall (or Sparhawk House), the mansion built by Sir William Pepperrell for his daughter and her husband, Nathaniel Sparhawk (b. 1715 - d. 1776) at the time of their marriage in 1742.