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Philadelphia Still Life Museum

From the Permanent Collection

Boarded Threshold, Porch View — Mill Creek

Stone masonry, plywood boarding, iron railing, concrete steps

License & Inspections, est. 2026

118 days on view


Photographic documentation of the work as submitted to the city's 311 record.
As submitted to the city’s 311 record.

Curatorial note

The weathered wooden sign hung from a green post beside the boarded entry anchors the composition. The porch's iron railing, stone frontage, and scattered debris situate the work at the threshold between dwelling and street. Across 118 days on view, it records the sustained presence of a maintenance condition in Mill Creek. Commissioned by License & Inspections, the work remains a formal document within the collection's survey of the city's built world.

Catalogue metadata

Accession no.
19318654
Location
///forces.sunk.moves
Address
956 N SAINT BERNARD ST
Region
Mill Creek
Acquired
January 2026
Status
On permanent display

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