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Doorknob With Keyhole Cover

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Collection Type

  • Architecture

Date

1850

GUSN

GUSN-64550

Description

White semi-vitrified clay body with colorless glaze. Underglaze deep blue (almost “Flow blue”) meandering worm design, outlined in gilt over-glaze decoration. Round doorknobs with circular collars and matching key hole covers.

Details

Descriptive Terms

doorknobs
gilding
porcelain
Hardware, Door
Doorknob
Porcelain
Gilded
Doorknob

Associated Building

Original to Roseland Cottage (Woodstock, Conn.),

Maker

Unknown

Location of Origin

England

Credit Line

Gift of Margaret Carson Holt

Accession Number

1970.669.1

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