GDH Early joint & poointing mortar

Series of 4 digital images depicting the early joint and pointing mortar at the George Douglass House. These samples will be tested for relative color and aggregate [sand] and lime content to provide an authentic basis for the mortar used in re-pointing and in the restoration plaster. DETAILED CAPTIONS #3048: 1 st floor mortar masonry sample. #3049: mortar samples from 1765 SW gable wall [in store attic]. #3050: Bottom of store attic stair from 1765 gable-end wall. #3051: Plaster sample from SW gable of 1765 house, plastered c, 1798-1810 when store addition was constructed. Larry Ward, Oct, 2022