Doorknob

MakerProbably made by The Russell and Erwin Manufacturing Company American

Date1852 to about 1900

MediumMold-formed marbelized stoneware with a lead glaze; iron

DimensionsPrimary Dimensions (height x diameter): 1 5/8 x 2 1/8in. (4.1 x 5.4cm)

ClassificationsCeramics

Credit LineGift of Joan Morris of The Morris House

DescriptionRound doorknob made of stoneware with a marbelized appearance, created by mixing at least two different colors of clay. The ceramic was coated with a clear lead glaze, then mounted on a cylindrical iron support with a square opening in the center. The iron part of the doorknob is rusty. There are light scratches in the glaze on the ceramic portions of the doorknob.

Object number1984.114.1

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