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Door Push Plate

Decorative Arts and Design

On View: Luce Visible Storage and Study Center, 5th Floor
MEDIUM Porcelain
DATES ca. 1890
DIMENSIONS 6 1/8 x 2 x 3/8 in. (15.6 x 5.1 x 1 cm)  (show scale)
MARKINGS Raised letters on underside: "U.P.W. BROOKLYN, N.Y. / 6"
ACCESSION NUMBER 1995.103.1
CREDIT LINE Gift of Joseph V. Garry
CATALOGUE DESCRIPTION Blank door push plate; white porcelain, glazed. Rectangle shape with semi-circular projection at each short end, stepped edge, each semi-circle is pierced in center with hole for hanging. Condition: excellent; hairline crack on underside along one long end.
MUSEUM LOCATION This item is on view in Luce Visible Storage and Study Center, 5th Floor
CAPTION Union Porcelain Works (1863-ca. 1922). Door Push Plate, ca. 1890. Porcelain, 6 1/8 x 2 x 3/8 in. (15.6 x 5.1 x 1 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Gift of Joseph V. Garry, 1995.103.1. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, 1995.103.1_bw.jpg)
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