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Title |
Morgan Oyster House Doorknob, c. 1870-1900 |
Object Name |
Doorknob |
Description |
Morgan Oyster House Brass Door Knob, c. 1870-1900. Round metal doorknob, probably brass, has green patina (oxidized). It has a cross-shaped ornament with a round flower shape in center of cross. In between the cross spokes are bell shaped flowers (tulips). The boarder is a circle of triangles. All of these shapes are embossed onto the surface. |
Date |
c. 1870-1900 |
Creator |
Unknown |
Role |
Manufacturer |
Catalog Number |
2019.002.034 |
Dimensions |
H-2.125 W-2.25 D-2.25 inches |
Collection |
3D - Building Components |
Inscription Text |
none |
Provenance |
Part of 4+ boxes of archaeological material recovered from the Morgan Oyster Beds on Bear Island in Belmont, CA. |
Notes |
"Morgan Oyster house was built by the Morgan Oyster company for housing their employees comfortably close to the oyster beds in the bay. The South Belmont place was started in 1887, the North Belmont place in 1884." [The Journal of the Senate During the ... Session of the Legislature of the State of California, Volume 4, p. 102, 1895] [https://books.google.com/books?id=24k-AQAAMAAJ&pg=PT322&lpg=PT322&dq=Morgan+Oyster+House+Belmont&source=bl&ots=SGW5yC1qwg&sig=ACfU3U2VFbePHmsJtH8GMqdF8MSOwqNNnQ&hl=en&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwiCu4vstq_hAhUJilQKHaOaAJ04ChDoATALegQIBBAB#v=onepage&q=Morgan%20Oyster%20House%20Belmont&f=false 04/01/2019] More information about Belmont's architectural styles between 1850 - 1942 published by Belmont Historical Resource Inventory: [https://www.belmont.gov/home/showdocument?id=13389 04/01/2019] |
Search Terms |
Archaeolgy Archaeological Material Archaeological Materials Belmont Belmont- Businesses Belmont-Businesses Brass Morgan Oyster Company Ornaments and Ornamentation |
Subjects |
Brasswork Door knobs Floral |
Credit line |
Courtesy of John Shroyer |