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Picture Hook

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Collection Type

  • Household accessories

Date

1835-1850

GUSN

GUSN-61100

Description

Picture hook of amber glass over six pointed star in pressed brass.

Details

Descriptive Terms

hooks (fasteners)
pictures (two-dimensional representations)
brass (alloy)
glass (material)
pressing
Hook, Household
Hook, Picture
Hook, Picture

Associated Building

Original to Beauport, Sleeper-McCann House (Gloucester, Mass.),

Maker

Unknown

Dimensions

1 1/2 (D), 1 3/4 (diameter) (inches)

Credit Line

Gift of Constance McCann Betts, Helena Woolworth Guest and Frasier W. McCann

Accession Number

1942.1691

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