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Doorknob

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Collection Type

  • Architecture

Date

1845-1875

GUSN

GUSN-28337

Description

Ceramic doorknob on black-painted iron base. Set screwed to square iron spindle. Knob has glazed brown and yellow marbled pattern.

Details

Descriptive Terms

doorknobs
ceramic (material)
enameling
iron (metal)
painting (coating)
Unidentified Ceramic
Iron
Enameled
Painted
DOORKNOB

Associated Building

Original To Dodd House,

Maker

Unknown

Dimensions

2.25 (diameter) (inches)

Credit Line

Gift of William Sumner Appleton

Accession Number

1918.1053

Places

Massachusetts (United States)

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