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1800-1899
GUSN-12554
Thin, circular brass stair rods have steeple-shaped finial ends. Wrapped in brown paper.
stair carpet holders
brass (alloy)
Brass
ROD, STAIR
A paper tag attached reads: These brass stair rods were given to me by Aunt Mary Comming (?) from 364 Middle St at that time I thought of having some new rods made to copy the old ones but never did so. 11/15(?)/48 Horace Morison. The other side reads: I was return(ing) these to Cous. Ralph at the old house at 364 Middle St. 11/15/48 Horace Morison.
Original to Rundlet-May House (Portsmouth, N.H.),
Unknown
0.25 (diameter) (inches)
Gift of Ralph May
1971.1695.1-3
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