Collection Highlights
The Peale Family
1773-1809
1867.298
Oil on canvas
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Museum Collections
Decorative Arts
Mirror knobs (pair)
Object name
Mirror knobs (pair)
Date
1791-1800
Medium
Brass, enamel
Dimensions
Overall: 3 x 2 in. ( 7.6 x 5.1 cm )
Description
Pair of "Battersea" enamel knobs with circular faces; each with polychrome painted enamel center with American eagle in front of rising sun with Latin inscription "SUBLIMI VIRTICE SIDERA FERIAM" beneath; enamels set into stamped metal face with plain canted edges; turned post with threaded screw at end.
Credit Line
Gift of Mrs. J. Insley Blair
Object Number
1941.931ab
Marks
painted: below eagle: "SUBLIMI VIRTICE SIDERAFERIAM"
Gallery Label
These "Battersea" enamel knobs were made to commemorate the entry of Vermont, the 14th state, into the Union in 1791.
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
