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Latch (Plate latch)
1740-1760
Category
Metals
Place of Origin
Pennsylvania; Mid-Atlantic; United States; North America
Materials
- Iron
Museum Object Number
1969.2142
Credit Line/Donor
Bequest of Henry Francis du Pont
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Object Number
1969.2142
Object Name
Latch (Plate latch)
Category
Metals
Place of Origin
Pennsylvania; Mid-Atlantic; United States; North America
Origin Notes
The location place was identified as Pennsylvania by a previous cataloguer, who also noted that the latch might have been of Moravian origin [Lorena Baines 2007].
Date
1740-1760
Materials
- Iron
Dimensions (inches)
3.622 (H) x 9.331 (W) x 2.638 (D)
Dimensions (centimeters)
9.2 (H) x 23.7 (W) x 6.7 (D)
Bibliography and Bibliographic Notes
Book: Sonn, Albert H. 1928 Early American Wrought Iron. 1.
• Published: p. 232.