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Intalling Egg-and-Dart Composition molding at Montpelier


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Intalling Egg-and-Dart Composition molding at Montpelier

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Restoration Carpenter Bill Bichell installs a band of egg-and-dart molding on the overdoor pediment in the Drawing Room at Montpelier using hide and stainless steel pins. Video by architectural historian Maggie Wilson.

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and, carpentry, compo, composition, dart, drawing, egg, Madison, Montpelier, overdoor, pediment, restoration, room,

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