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Catalog Data

Physical Description:
metal, iron (overall material)
Measurements:
overall: 1/2 in x 1 1/2 in x 7/8 in; 1.27 cm x 3.81 cm x 2.2225 cm
Object Name:
clip
Object Type:
catches
Place made:
United States: Pennsylvania, Philadelphia
Date made:
ca 1928
Description:
Wrought iron clips or catches, used to hold ornament or decoration in place. Flat bar with two parallel tapered points. No mark. According to the donor they were used in the High Altar Gates of the Washington Cathedral. See DL*72.0034.
Maker is the Keyser Brothers, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, 1928-1971.
Location:
Currently not on view
Credit Line:
Gift of Howard Keyser
ID Number:
DL.72.0034A
Catalog number:
72.0034A
Accession number:
299610
See more items in:
Home and Community Life: Domestic Life
Domestic Furnishings
Data Source:
National Museum of American History
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ng49ca746b2-9af4-704b-e053-15f76fa0b4fa
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:nmah_318755