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Small metal and glass shutter knobs from the dining room of the Harrison Gray Otis House. Crosshatch pattern on metal visible through glass knob front. Attached escutcheon of brass with threaded screw.
shutter knobs
knobs (handles)
brass (alloy)
glass (material)
iron (metal)
cross-hatching
Hardware, Door
Handle, Door
Cross Hatch
Handle, Door
Original To Harrison Gray Otis House, First House (Boston, Mass.),
1933.2062
Unknown
1 3/4 (H), 1 3/8 (diameter) (inches)
Museum Accession
1933.2062A-D
1796 (Possibly)
Title Shutter Knob Accession Number 1918.831
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