Collection Highlights
Albert Gallatin (1761-1849)
Date:
ca. 1849
Object Number:
MSS.GallatinPapers.1
Medium:
Daguerreotype
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Museum Collections
Luce Center
Door knocker
Object Number:
1926.58
Date:
1865-1890
Medium:
Brass
Dimensions:
Overall: 3 1/2 x 2 1/2 x 1 in. ( 8.9 x 6.4 x 2.5 cm )
Marks:
cast: onto plate: "A HOUSE DIVIDED AGAINST ITSELF CANNOT STAND"
cast: onto handle: "BOYHOOD OF ABRAHAM LINCOLN"
struck: on back of handle: "ENGLAND"
Description:
Oval brass door knocker with log cabin scene in relief and u-shaped handle.
Credit Line:
Gift of Samuel V. Hoffman
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
