Collection Highlights
Armchair
Date:
1856-1857
Object Number:
1857.11
Medium:
Oak
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Door knocker
Object Number:
1926.57
Date:
1865-1900
Medium:
Brass
Dimensions:
Overall: 3 x 3 x 5/8 in. ( 7.6 x 7.6 x 1.6 cm )
Marks:
cast: onto reverse: "presdt Lincoln"
struck: on reverse: "4085/RDNO651615"
cast: onto handle: "WITH-MALICE-TOWARD-NONE"
Description:
Brass door knocker with profile of Abraham Lincoln surrounded by a wreath of laurel and oak boughs on plate; quote and life dates cast on circular handle.
Credit Line:
Gift of Samuel V. Hoffman
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
