E0712: Door Knob

Ethnographic

Identifier:
E0712
Classification Category:
2:Furnishings ➞ Household Accessory
Marks/Labels:
Chinese/Japanese characters
Materials:
clay
metal ➔ brass
paper
Dimensions:
6 cm L
6 cm W
5 cm H
Provenance of Object:
This object was held in the museum that Luther College started in 1877. This museum eventually grew into the Vesterheim Norwegian-American Museum, and following this, non-Norwegian American ethnographic objects were returned to Luther and accessioned into the college’s Anthropology Collection. Without additional documentation, was likely obtained by the Luther College Museum (later the Norwegian-American Museum) between the late 19th century and early 20th century.
Source Locality:
China, Japan
Description:
Clay semispherical piece made of red clay with black glaze.
Related Collections
Accession: 1996.ETHN62, 1/1/96
Donated by: Unknown
(1996.ETHN62)