Mock-up of cornice on scaffolding, construction of the McKim Building.
Digital Commonwealth — Boston Public Library

Mock-up of cornice on scaffolding, construction of the McKim Building.

Stevens, Edward F. (Edward Fletcher), 1860-1946 · [January 1889?]

CC0 — Public Domain
Digital Commonwealth — Boston Public Library

The temporary cornice was erected at the correct height above the south corner of the Facade to test that the proportions of the cornice were suited to the Facade. Shows temporary cornice unobscured by railing on scaffolding platform.

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