Iron Lock

Norfolk Door Latch (2017 photo): Origformat: Digital Image
Norfolk Door Latch (2017 photo)

Origformat: Digital Image

Name/Title

Iron Lock

Entry/Object ID

2009.014.63

Description

Cast iron Norfolk-style door latch and handle, attached to wooden planks. Shows some signs of deterioration and age through discoloring. Large nails appear to hold the piece together. it appears there may have been a paint finish to the wooden plank which has now been lost or removed. Exhibit location (as of summer 2017): Cigar Factory, CDCC, located in storage downstairs in MSHP storage closet located in the architecture workshop.

Collection

Architectural Elements - Study Collection

Acquisition

Accession

2009.014.

Source or Donor

Mrs. Herbert A. DeCosta, Jr.

Acquisition Method

Gift

Credit Line

Given in Memory of Herbert A. DeCosta, Jr., by Mrs. Emily S. DeCosta

Made/Created

Date made

1900 - 1920

Place

City

Charleston

State/Province

South Carolina

Country

United States of America

Lexicon

Nomenclature 4.0

Nomenclature Secondary Object Term

Latch

Nomenclature Primary Object Term

Device, Securing

Nomenclature Sub-Class

Finish Hardware

Nomenclature Class

Building Components

Nomenclature Category

Category 01: Built Environment Objects

Search Terms

Hardware

Other Names and Numbers

Other Numbers

Number Type

Other Number

Other Number

MSHP# 2013.07.101

Number Type

Old Number

Other Number

2009.008.0863

Material

iron, Cast

Location

Location

Building

Warehouse

Category

Permanent

Date

February 7, 2023

Outgoing Loans

Loan Out

32

Loan Out

20

General Notes

Note

Notes: Item had not previously been cataloged nor documented as part of Loan #20. Record (including MSHP object ID number) originally created in April 2017 from details provided by Laurel Bartlett, Clemson University Graduate Program in Historic Preservation. Updated and revised object description, condition, and location notes by Morgan Granger, MS Historic Preservation, Summer 2017.

Created By

admin@catalogit.app

Create Date

September 28, 2009

Updated By

rowan@catalogit.app

Update Date

March 30, 2023