2013 Finalist National Medal for Museum and Library Service

Collection Highlights

Chatelaine
ca. 1761
1954.179a-d
Silver gilt, gold, enamel, ivory, chalcedony, glass, paint
Artist/Maker: W. B.

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Door knocker

Door knocker
Object name 
Door knocker
Date 
1865-1900
Medium 
Brass
Dimensions 
Overall: 3 x 3 x 5/8 in. ( 7.6 x 7.6 x 1.6 cm )
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
Object Number 
1926.57
Marks 
cast: onto reverse: "presdt Lincoln" struck: on reverse: "4085/RDNO651615" cast: onto handle: "WITH-MALICE-TOWARD-NONE"
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.