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1910

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2015

2025

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Door Knob and Escutcheon Door Knob And Escutcheon

This is a door knob and escutcheon. It is dated ca. 1790 and we acquired it in 1910. Its medium is porcelain, vitreous enamel, gold. It is a part of the Product Design and Decorative Arts department.

Its dimensions are

H x W (a): 5.5 × 6 cm (2 3/16 × 2 3/8 in.) H x W (b): 1.5 × 5.5 cm (9/16 × 2 3/16 in.)

Cite this object as

Door Knob and Escutcheon Door Knob And Escutcheon; porcelain, vitreous enamel, gold; H x W (a): 5.5 × 6 cm (2 3/16 × 2 3/8 in.) H x W (b): 1.5 × 5.5 cm (9/16 × 2 3/16 in.); 1910-13-14-a,b

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