Faux-grained interior door from the Cogar Shop

Dateca.1725-1750

OriginAmerica, Virginia, King and Queen County, Rosewood

MediumYellow Pine; Paint

Dimensions67" (H) x 31 1/4" (W) x 1 3/4" (D)

Object numberAF-7.12A.1

DescriptionOn the front of the door there are ghost marks from two HL hinges with eight nail holes associated with each hinge. There is a ghost mark of a rectangular case lock with four nail holes, a circular hole drilled for knob and key holes with several other holes plugged with wooden pegs. There is another ghost mark of a later cylinder lock above the case lock and a second circular hole with four nail holes. The back of the door is painted light brown and there is a ghost mark of a door knob around a ciruclar hole.
Label TextThis six-panel door is from Rosewood, an early 18th-century rural planter's house in King and Queen County, Virginia that was moved to Williamsburg's York Street in 1947 and called the Cogar Shop. When new, the door was painted a solid color, but it was dramatically upgraded between 1790 and 1820 with the application of grain painting in imitation of costly mahogany.
ProvenanceRosewood (now Known as the Cogar Shop)