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Oval form w/ gilt brass surround w/ beaded edge enclosing an enameled medallion w/ in grisaille decoration of tree and fortified bridge on white background. Round tapered shaft w/ knop at circular termination. Screw end. Used as a curtain tieback in the late 19th century.
knobs (handles)
mirrors
brass (alloy)
enameling
Brass
Enameled
KNOB, MIRROR
Coffin House (Newbury, Mass.),
Unknown
2 (H) (inches)
Gift of Margaret E.C. Merriam in memory of her mother Elizabeth Low Coffin Colman
1985.155
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