Furniture Knob

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Object Name: 
Furniture Knob
Place Made: 
United States, probably New England
Accession Number: 
61.4.156
Dimensions: 
H: 4 cm, D(rim): 5.3 cm, L(with shank): 8.4 cm
Location: 
Not on Display
Date: 
about 1830-1840
Primary Description: 
Opaque blue glass and steel; pressed. Mushroom shape; diamond and ellipse pattern on top; plain rim; square hole through center with metal screw; round base ground smooth but not polished.

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Department: 
Modern
Provenance: 
McKearin Antiques, Source
Color: 
Opaque blue
Technique: 
pressing

Publications (2)

Collector's Guide to American Pressed Glass, 1825-1915 (1992) p. 11, fig. 3-3; BIB# 34337
American and European Pressed Glass in The Corning Museum of Glass (1981) illustrated, p. 33, #33; BIB# 30457