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Staple

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Collection Type

  • Architecture

GUSN

GUSN-29345

Description

Hand-wrought; for retaining hasp, hook, or padlock. Exposed portion painted green.

Details

Descriptive Terms

staples
wrought
handmade
iron (metal)
painting (coating)
Iron
Hand-wrought
Painted
STAPLE

Associated Building

Original To Goddard-Watson-Davenport-Stimson House (Cambridge, Mass.),

Maker

Unknown

Credit Line

Gift of William Sumner Appleton

Accession Number

1921.195

Places

Massachusetts (United States)

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