Fence Post Finial from the Jerathmeel Peirce House, Salem, Massachusetts
Object type: Fence post
Department: The American Wing
Culture: American
Artist: Samuel McIntire
Artist bio: 1757–1811
Artist role: Maker
Artist nationality: American
Date: 1770–1800
Medium: Pine
Dimensions: H. 32 in. (81.3 cm)
Geography: Made in Salem   United States  
Credit line: Gift of the Essex Institute, 1927
Accession year: 1927