Drawer Knob

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Object Name: 
Drawer Knob
Maker(s): 
Place Made: 
United States, MA, Sandwich
Accession Number: 
70.4.83
Dimensions: 
Overall H: 4.8 cm, Diam: 4.5 cm
Location: 
On Display
Date: 
about 1829-1840
Credit Line: 
Gift of Kenneth M. Wilson
Primary Description: 
Colorless lead glass; pressed. Mushroom shape; rosette design on top of two rows of cable around rim, plainsides; screw thread around shank at bottom; ending in a flat circle with the word "PATENT".

More Info

Department: 
Modern
Provenance: 
Wilson, K. M. (d. 2005), Former Collection
1970
Category: 
Early American
Color: 
colorless
Technique: 
pressing
Material: 
lead glass