Double door knob
Manufacturer
New England Glass Company
(American, 1818 - 1888)
CultureAmerican
Dateca. 1855
MediumGlass | Silver
DimensionsOverall: 2 3/8 in. (6 cm)
Credit LineGift of Walter P. Chrysler, Jr.
Object number0.937
Not on view
DescriptionDouble door knob. Blown silvered glass, round plain with pewter/German silver mount which is detached from one side revealing round paper label reading: "PATENTED/JANUARY 16/1855/N.E. GLASS CO." The paper label on the one with metal mount can be seen at the stem hole. Separated, but all pieces surviving; came from basement door of the Chrysler Museum.
Pair/Pair