Shingle

Object/Artifact

Old Colony History Museum

Name/Title

Shingle

Entry/Object ID

1935.11a-b

Description

Two shingles from the Delano House in West Duxbury, Massachusetts. Hand-split wood (white pine or cedar) shingles. The lower 6.5 inches (area of the shingle that had been exposed to the weather) is painted white/white washed.

Made/Created

Date made

1650 - 1699

Lexicon

Search Terms

Delano House

Material

Wood (white pine or cedar)