Name/Title
Interior door Eastlake style escutcheon from 1125 Morton Street, c. 1889Entry/Object ID
1998.174.1Description
ACC. NO. 98.174.1
SUBJECT CATEGORY: HOMES OF ALAMEDA
DATE OR PERIOD: CIRCA 1889
OBJECT: ESCUTCHEON PLATE
DESCRIPTION:
INTERIOR CAST BRASS RECTANGULAR-SHAPED DOOR ESCUTCHEON, WHICH HAS DOUBLE HOLES FOR ATTACHING BY SCREWS. IT ALSO HAS A CIRCULAR OPENING, WITH A FLANGE AS A RECEPTACLE FOR A DOOR KNOB. A SINGLE KEY HOLE OPENING IS ALSO FEATURED. FACE OF ESCUTCHEON HAS ELABORATE INCISED DESIGNS IN THE EAST LAKE STYLE.
SIZE: L 5-1/2" X W 1-1/2"
HISTORY OF OBJECT:
INTERIOR DOOR ESCUTCHEON FROM A QUEEN ANNE STYLE COTTAGE BUILT IN 1889 AT 1125 MORTON STREET, ALAMEDA, CALIFORNIA, BY J A MITCHELL, FOR DR SHERMAN BALDWIN. THE HOME WAS OCCUPIED BY DR BALDWIN'S DESCENDANTS UNTIL 1997.
ACQUIRED FROM:
DEBBIE ALBRIGHT
CATALOGED: MARCH 21, 1998
