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Knob, Furniture

Object number2016.22.1

Artist Bakewell, Page & Bakewell

Date1828-1832

MediumGlass; Ink(?); Paint(?)

Credit LineGift of Sandra D. Palmer

DescriptionColorless pressed glass furniture knob. Knob has two seams. Knob's round face has rope-edge design around the perimeter and eight raised dots (bull's eyes) over a diamond-point ground. Hole runs through knob for mounting hardware. Neck has horizontal ridge design consisting of five rings. Round base has protruding square back with raised text maker's mark on face and a raised star on left and right sides of the square.Dimensions1.813 x 1.813 x 1.5 x 1.813 in. (4.6 x 4.6 x 3.8 x 4.6 cm)
InscriptionsOld collection number marked in black ink/paint over clear base layer: "L83.1.89". Edge of base
MarksProtruding square on back of base has raised text maker's mark on face: "BAKEWELL'S" along top edge and "PATENT" along bottom edge; a raised star on left and right sides of maker's mark.
Historical NotesSimple forms such as these knobs were some of the earliest pieces made using the pressing process. Built in 1808 along the Monongahela River, the Bakewell factory produced glass tableware, windows, and bottles. They were among the first in the nation to begin pressing glass in the 1820s. Donor purchased the object from Jeffrey S. Evans Auction House in Harrisonburg, Virginia in May of 2014. Item was from the collection of the late Dr. E. R. Eller, former curator at the Carnegie Institute of Pittsburgh.

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