Collection Highlights
Major Gen'l Z. Taylor Before Monterey
Date:
1848
Object Number:
PR.068.27
Medium:
Lithograph
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Museum Collections
Door knob and two escutcheons/lock plates
Object Number:
1941.823a-c
Date:
1900-1913
Medium:
Brass
Dimensions:
Overall: 6 x 1 1/4 x 1/4 in. ( 15.2 x 3.2 x 0.6 cm )
Marks:
struck: on reverse of plate-1941.823b: "71/15/71"
struck: on reverse of plate-1941.823c: "10/13/76"
Description:
Oval brass door knob painted gold; pair of rectangular brass door plates.
Gallery Label:
This door knob and two escutcheons are from the steamer the "Waukegan."
Credit Line:
Purchase, James B. Wilbur Fund
Provenance:
The George W. Murdock Collection of Steamboat Artifacts
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
