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Doorstop

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Collection Type

  • Household accessories

Date

1890-1950

GUSN

GUSN-293454

Description

Yellow, blue and green-painted cast iron door stop in the form of an urn filled with flowers and leaves.

Details

Descriptive Terms

doorstops
cast iron
paint (coating)
Doorstop

Associated Building

Original To Nickels-Sortwell House (Wiscasset, Me.),

Maker

Unknown

Location of Origin

United States

Dimensions

7 3/4 x 6 3/8 x 2 3/8 (HxWxD) (inches)

Credit Line

Bequest of Frances Sortwell

Accession Number

1958.281

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