Doorknobs

Object/Artifact

New Museum Los Gatos

Name/Title

Doorknobs

Entry/Object ID

2011.253.3-4

Description

Eleven metal, most likely brass, antique doorknobs. All eleven of the doorknobs are plain and circular/rounded, ten are large and one is noticeably smaller.

Collection

History Collection

Cataloged By

registrar@numulosgatos.org

Lexicon

Nomenclature 4.0

Nomenclature Secondary Object Term

Doorknob

Nomenclature Primary Object Term

Hardware, Door

Nomenclature Sub-Class

Finish Hardware

Nomenclature Class

Building Components

Nomenclature Category

Category 01: Built Environment Objects

Other Names and Numbers

Other Numbers

Number Type

Old Object Number

Other Number

997

Dimensions

Length

2-1/8 in

Diameter

2-1/4 in

Dimension Notes

For the ten larger doorknobs.

Length

2-1/8 in

Diameter

1-5/8 in

Dimension Notes

For the smaller doorknob.

Material

Metal

Condition

Overall Condition

Poor

Relationships

Related Places

Place

Location

26 Alpine Avenue

City

Los Gatos

Region

Central California

Continent

North America

Notes

Doorknobs are from this house, belonging to Professor Lawrence

Provenance

Provenance Detail

Gift of Mardi Bennett

Owner/Agent

Mardi Gaultieri Bennett née Brick

Acquisition Method

Gift

Acquisition Date

Jan 31, 1995