Shelburne Stencil House

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The Shelburne Museum's Stencil House The Stencil House, originally built in Columbus, N.Y., is a typical example of the type of small side-gabled house built throughout New York and New England in the 17th and 18th centuries. Historic maps and deeds indicate that the house was built around 1804 on a farm lot of approximately one hundred acres. The Shelburne Museum acquired the building in 1953 after paint-decorated walls were discovered behind wallpaper. Before moving the house to Shelburne, several layers of peeling paper were removed, revealing the scope of the painted decoration. Rather than confining motifs to borders, the Stencil House artist had covered entire walls of the entrance hall, parlor, and dining room, working directly on boards rather than on plaster walls. This stenciling work was probably completed sometime between 1810 and 1830.

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Shelburne Museum
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Shelburne Museum
U.S. Route 7
PO Box 10
Shelburne, VT 05482
USA
Phone: 802-985-3346
Fax: 802-985-2331
E-mail: info@shelburnemuseum.org
Website: www.shelburnemuseum.org
Also in this Episode

Carol Duvall Show : Episode CDS-308
•	Little Frame-Ups
•	Sensational Sheers
•	Shelburne Stencil House
•	Displaying Treasures