Doorstop

Object/Artifact

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Historic Hudson Valley

Name/Title

Doorstop

Entry/Object ID

MP.94.313

Description

Black, unidentified metal, sleeping cat doorstop. Underlying metal is bronze in color.

Made/Created

Artist Information

Artist

Unknown

Attribution

Maker

Inscription/Signature/Marks

Type

Inscription

Transcription

On backside, next to tail is a circle within a circle and a circle within a three-sided shield. On bottom is a paper tag: "1234".

Dimensions

Dimension Description

Overall

Height

5-1/4 in

Width

5-1/2 in

Length

11-1/2 in

Dimension Notes

Display Dimensions: 5 1/4 x 5 1/2 x 11 1/2 in. (13.3 x 14 x 29.2 cm)

Material

Metal Unspecified, Earthenware ?

Relationships

Related Person or Organization

Person or Organization

John Jay White

Notes

Former owner

General Notes

Note Type

Curatorial Remarks

Note

Family card catalog describes object as: Doorstop, black, cat crouching, earthenware, from "Whitehall", Litchfield, Connecticut, summer home of the Whites.

Note Type

StorageNote

Note

Home Location: Historic Hudson Valley, Montgomery Place, Library, Second Floor