Hardware (9 pieces)

Object Number: 
Z.1800.1-9
Date: 
1830-1880
Medium: 
Iron
Dimensions: 
each approx.: 6 1/2 x 2 x 1/2 in. ( 16.5 x 5.1 x 1.3 cm )
Marks: 
handwritten in ink: on paper tag found with objects: "BOX 'Y' / OBJECTS FOUND IN / TRUNK MARKED / 'GIFT OF MRS. RUTLEDGE 1954'"
Description: 
Collection of nine miscellaneous pieces of cast iron hardware, including two pairs of hinges, four shaped and pierced plates, two with pivoting handle mounted at center and one with hook-like tab, and one angular handle with shaped and pierced mounting plate at one end.
Gallery Label: 
A note found with this group of objects indicates that they were found in a trunk marked "Gift of Mrs. Rutledge 1954."
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Creative: Tronvig Group